Oakenhead is a semi-detached house in Goosnargh, Preston, Preston (PR3 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 1.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 20.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 95 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 25 EPCs). Last sale on file: £260,000 in September 2023.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Oakenhead has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 11 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 11 years.
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Years Held for Oakenhead lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,737
Street avg £2,383
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
4 September 2023Most recent
£260,000
+22.1%over 10 years8 November 2012
£213,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2BN: £440,000 (2024–2020).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
PR3 2AP
Sports Pavilion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB