Thornlea is a five-bedroom detached house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 2DB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1070 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 40.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 123.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (185 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £324,950 in August 2019.
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Thornlea's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2020
Thornlea has an approved extension on the planning record.
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Thornlea valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 18 years.
£324,950
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 18 years.
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On floor area, Thornlea runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,269
Street avg £1,950
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 189 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
0.5 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 · Side and rear of property
Single storey side to rear extension, dormers to front, cladding to front and side elevations and render to all elevations
Dormer extensions to existing dwelling
22 August 2019Most recent
£324,950
+75.6%over 17 years9 November 2001
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2DB: £450,000 (2025–2018).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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