What kind of home is 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG?

23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG sell for?

23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG last sold for £290,000 in December 2020, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £255,000 in March 2016, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG?

Across 2 sales between March 2016 and December 2020, 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG rose from £255,000 to £290,000, a change of £35,000. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG?

The current EPC rating for 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in March 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG?

23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (1,109 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG use?

The latest EPC at 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG?

23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG is in council tax band E.

Which area is 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG in?

23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG sits in Forton, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR3 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG 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 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG?

The closest primary school to 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG is Forton Primary School (157m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG?

The closest bus stop to 23 Bowland Gardens, PR3 0BG is School Lane, 559m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Bowland Gardens, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BG

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

103 m²

1109 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Council tax

Band E

Overview

About 23 Bowland Gardens

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

23 Bowland Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 is 26.6% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £290,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2026

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

—

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Bowland Gardens, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Bowland Gardens 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£367,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£290,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

11 December 2020Most recent
£290,000
+13.7%over 4 years
29 March 2016
£255,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0BG: £300,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in PR3 0BG

On the street

Versus other Bowland Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Bowland Gardens is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,816

Street avg £2,723

Above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 109 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

On par

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 8 years

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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.

£367k

1 Ballot Hill Crescent, Bilsborrow

PR3 0RX

4 bed2 bath

£360k

1 Bowland Gardens, Forton

PR3 0BG

£213k

1 Baylton Drive, Catterall

PR3 0EA

2 bed1 bath

£376k

1 Beacon Close, Bilsborrow

PR3 0QY

£355k

1 Blackthorn Avenue, Catterall

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£351k

1 Allotment Lane, St Michaels

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1 Brock Road, Great Eccleston

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1 Bakewell Close, Catterall

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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

School Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Forton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 0BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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Common questions

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