7 Lower Bank Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8NS
About 7 Lower Bank Road
7 Lower Bank Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Fulwood, Preston, Preston (PR2 8NS). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 114 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, a porch, solar panel installation and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 82.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
7 Lower Bank Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 7 Lower Bank Road.
- Feb 2023PorchFullIn report
Replacement windows; movement of door and addition of porch and privacy fence to front; alterations to rear comprising change of ground floor windows for patio doors, enlargement of first floor windows to include door and separate window, and addition of balcony to first floor with stairs to garden; and changes to roof including addition of solar panels, skylight and replacement chimney
ExtensionSolar PanelsNew Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2022/1356
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 7 Lower Bank 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
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 April 2022Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 8NS: £420,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PR2 8NS
5a, Lower Bank Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8NS
Sold Apr 2025
£141,00023 Lower Bank Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8NS
Sold Mar 2023
£420,000Basement Flat, 11 Lower Bank Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8NS
Sold Dec 2022
£350,00021 Lower Bank Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8NS
Sold Jun 2022
£540,00013 Lower Bank Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8NS
Sold Jun 2021
£440,000
Everything we know about 7 Lower Bank 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
Versus other Lower Bank Road homes
On price per m², 7 Lower Bank Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,851
Street avg £1,712
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Highgate Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
The Olive School, Preston. 45 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
54.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB