Longfield, Whittingham Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2AB
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About Longfield
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Longfield is a three-bedroom detached house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 2AB). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 26.1% above the 2021 sale price. At 114 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £207,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- LandYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Longfield 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Mar 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Longfield, Whittingham Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 2AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2021DemolitionFullIn report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Longfield has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2021)
£207,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
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Everything we know about Longfield, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Whittingham Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Longfield is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,816
Street avg £2,174
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR3 2AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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