Broadfield is a five-bedroom detached house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 2DB). It has a recorded floor area of 285 m² (around 3068 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 285 m² the property is well over the postcode median (166 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 13 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 75.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £780,000 in February 2023.
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Latest sale on Broadfield was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£737,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£780,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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CO₂ Emissions for Broadfield lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,737
Street avg £2,009
Floor Area
285 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extensions, roof lights to front and rear and associated hard landscaping, following demolition of existing conservatory, bay and single storey rear extension (pursuant to 06/2023/0312 to seek variation of condition no.1 approved plans)
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extensions, roof lights to front and rear and associated hard landscaping, following demolition of existing conservatory, bay and single storey rear extension (pursuant to 06/2023/0312 to seek variation of condition no.1 approved plans)
15 February 2023Most recent
£780,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2DB: £377,500 (2025–2018).
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Sold Aug 2019
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Sold Dec 2018

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
PR3 2AB
Alston Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Barnacre Road Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB