8 Victoria Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8ND
About 8 Victoria Road
8 Victoria Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 8ND). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). At 64 m² this is the 8th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–327 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 22 units on file. The home occupies a corner plot.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in October 1996. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at 67.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 sits 219.6% above the 1996 sale of £38,800. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 30.1% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (163 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 8 Victoria Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Pollard back to the original pollard points 1no. Willow Goat tree
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2022/1334
- Mar 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1no. ash, 1no. conifer, 1no. elder flower, 1no. willow and 1no. hawthorne trees
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2015/0057
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 8 Victoria Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
8 Victoria Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 67.6% per year over 1 year.
£38,800
Growth on file: 67.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
31 October 1996Most recent
£38,800
+68.7%over 1 year27 October 1995
£23,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 8ND: £262,500 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in PR2 8ND
22a, Victoria Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8ND
Sold Aug 2022
£262,5002 Victoria Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8ND
Sold Jun 2021
£280,00022 Victoria Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8ND
Sold Dec 2020
£430,00011 Victoria Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8ND
Sold Dec 2019
£247,000Flat 2, 6 Victoria Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8ND
Sold Sept 2019
£123,500
Everything we know about 8 Victoria Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other Victoria Road homes
8 Victoria Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£606
Street avg £995
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Olive School, Preston. 44 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB