3 Grove Square is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chipping, Preston, Preston (PR3 2GP). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 3.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2015. Last sale on file: £250,000 in February 2023.
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3 Grove Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Side extension at second floor level to form en-suite to bedroom 2.
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£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 10 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 10 years.
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3 Grove Square outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 30 (F)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 178 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
15 February 2023Most recent
£250,000
+36.6%over 3 years29 January 2020
£183,000
+7.6%over 7 years23 August 2012
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2GP: £349,000 (2022–2016).

Street avg 15.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
PR3 2FG
Kirklands Estate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB