12 Springvale, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BQ
About 12 Springvale
12 Springvale is a detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 81 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 8 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Springvale 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.
Sales history & valuation
12 Springvale has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0BQ: £205,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in PR3 0BQ
Versus other Springvale homes
12 Springvale is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.3 km
School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Forton Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







