2 St Helens Close, Churchtown, Preston, PR3 0HY
About 2 St Helens Close
2 St Helens Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Churchtown, Preston, Preston (PR3 0HY). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 sits 260% above the 1998 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 45.9% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 St Helens Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at 2 St Helens Close, Churchtown, Preston, PR3 0HY
- Jul 2003ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
SIDE EXTENSION OVER GARAGE AND REAR FIRST FLOOR TERRACE WITH CONSERVATORY
Extension- Reference
- 03/00427/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJan 2019Decision
- OutlineOct 2018Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
2 St Helens Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£105,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 January 1998Most recent
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0HY: £228,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in PR3 0HY
7 St Helens Close, Churchtown, Preston, PR3 0HY
Sold Mar 2025
£325,0004 St Helens Close, Churchtown, Preston, PR3 0HY
Sold Jun 2024
£228,0008 St Helens Close, Churchtown, Preston, PR3 0HY
Sold Jul 2018
£225,2509 St Helens Close, Churchtown, Preston, PR3 0HY
Sold Jun 2018
£274,0006 St Helens Close, Churchtown, Preston, PR3 0HY
Sold Nov 1996
£105,000
Versus other St Helens Close homes
Price per m² for 2 St Helens Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£802
Street avg £2,042
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Horns Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







