What kind of home is 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP?

3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP last change hands?

3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP last sold for £250,000 in February 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £170,000 in August 2012. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP?

Across 3 sales between August 2012 and February 2023, 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP rose from £170,000 to £250,000, a change of £80,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP is F with a score of 38 out of 100, lodged in September 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP?

3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 51% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR3 2GP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP use?

The latest EPC at 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP had any planning applications?

3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP has 1 planning record on file (1 refused), most recent in April 2015. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP?

3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP is in council tax band C.

Which area is 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP in?

3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP sits in Chipping, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR3 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP?

Police records around 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP?

The closest primary school to 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP is St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping (480m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP?

The closest bus stop to 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, PR3 2GP is Kirklands Estate, 293m away. In total there are 8 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, Chipping, Preston, PR3 2GP

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 38

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Grove Square

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

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. Across 2012–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Last sale on file: £250,000 in February 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Grove Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

F38

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, Chipping, Preston, PR3 2GP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 3 Grove Square, Malt Kiln Lane, Chipping, Preston, PR3 2GP

1decisions1extensions5documents5nearby

Apr 2015
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Side extension at second floor level to form en-suite to bedroom 2.
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
26034
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£263,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£250,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

15 February 2023Most recent
£250,000
+36.6%over 3 years
29 January 2020
£183,000
+7.6%over 7 years
22 August 2012
£170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2GP: £349,000 (2022–2016).

Nearby sales in PR3 2GP

On the street

Versus other Malt Kiln Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Grove Square outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

38 (F)

Street avg 30 (F)

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 178 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 15.3 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Preston report

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

Kirklands Estate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chipping. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR3 2GP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 2GP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

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