Bank Side, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RD
About Bank Side
Bank Side is a three-bedroom detached house in Bilsborrow, Preston, Preston (PR3 0RD). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 104 m² it's 29.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 is 27.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Bank Side sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Bank Side 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
Bank Side valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2015Most recent
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0RD: £365,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in PR3 0RD
Silverdale, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RD
Sold Jan 2022
£360,000Barn Fold, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RD
Sold Dec 2021
£415,000Rural Beat House, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RD
Sold Aug 2018
£365,000Mardale, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RD
Sold Jan 2014
£167,000Prospect House, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RD
Sold Aug 2011
£380,000
Versus other Garstang Road homes
Price per m² for Bank Side runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,317
Street avg £2,122
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Sycamore Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.7dB







