20 Old Hive, Chipping, Preston, PR3 2QQ
About 20 Old Hive
20 Old Hive is an end-of-terrace house in Chipping, Preston, Preston (PR3 2QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a G (score 7), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 81 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Energy performance
20 Old Hive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 20 Old Hive, Chipping, Preston, PR3 2QQ
- Jul 2025FullOutcome in report
Proposed installation of air source heat pump to rear with acoustic screen
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 37266
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Sales history & valuation
20 Old Hive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2QQ: £150,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in PR3 2QQ
Versus other Old Hive homes
20 Old Hive is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
7 (G)
Street avg 38 (F)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







