5 Brabiner Lane is a semi-detached house in Whittingham, Preston, Preston (PR3 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 is 27.2% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £179,995 in July 2022. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 99 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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5 Brabiner Lane has no planning applications on record.
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5 Brabiner Lane changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 19 years.
£179,995
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 19 years.
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5 Brabiner Lane is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,818
Street avg £2,106
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
29 July 2022Most recent
£179,995
+10.8%1 April 2022
£162,402
+29.9%over 4 years28 April 2017
£125,000
-13.8%28 October 2016
£145,000
-3.3%over 2 years28 March 2014
£150,000
25 September 2006
£150,000
+54.6%over 3 years14 April 2003
£97,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2AP: £138,000 (2025–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
PR3 2DB
Brabiner Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Longridge High School. 9 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB