What kind of home is The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL?

The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL is a semi-detached house.

When did The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL last change hands?

The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL last sold for £540,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £115,000 in September 2019, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between September 2019 and August 2022, The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL rose from £115,000 to £540,000, a change of £425,000. That works out to roughly +70.1% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL?

The current EPC rating for The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL?

The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (1,453 sq ft). That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR3 0AL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL use?

The latest EPC at The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL in?

The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL sits in Forton, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR3 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL in a safe area?

Police records around The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL?

The closest primary school to The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL is Forton Primary School (788m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL?

The closest bus stop to The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, PR3 0AL is Jackson Hill House, 572m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AL

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

135 m²

1453 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Chicks

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Chicks is a semi-detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 135 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (161 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 70.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 is 11.3% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £540,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Heat Pump

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Chicks, Faulkners Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Chicks has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for The Chicks has grown more than fourfold since the 2019 starting point.

Current estimate

£601,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 70.1% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£540,000

Growth on file: 70.1% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

18 August 2022Most recent
£540,000
+369.6%over 2 years
19 September 2019
£115,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in PR3 0AL: £92,000 (2019–1996).

Nearby sales in PR3 0AL

On the street

Versus other Faulkners Lane homes

Three headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating

63 (D)

Street avg 61 (D)

Below

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 148 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.

Full Preston report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Jackson Hill House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Forton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR3 0AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 0AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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