12 Old Hive, Chipping, Preston, PR3 2QQ
About 12 Old Hive
12 Old Hive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chipping, Preston, Preston (PR3 2QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since April 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 21% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 12 Old Hive, Chipping, Preston, PR3 2QQ
- May 2025FullOutcome in report
Proposed installation of air source heat pump to rear.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 36911
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Sales history & valuation
12 Old Hive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 April 2006Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2QQ: £150,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in PR3 2QQ
Versus other Old Hive homes
Price per m² for 12 Old Hive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,095
Street avg £2,434
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







