18 Brooklands is a five-bedroom detached house in Chipping, Preston, Preston (PR3 2QU). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since January 2018. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 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. Today's modelled estimate of £604,000 is 15% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £525,000 in November 2020.
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18 Brooklands sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
18 Brooklands has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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Latest sale on 18 Brooklands was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£604,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£525,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
18 Brooklands is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,465
Street avg £2,628
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING. ADDITIONAL FRENCH DOORS TO SOUTH EAST ELEVATION.
Extension: Single storey
ALTERATIONS TO PROVIDE GROUND FLOOR BEDROOM AND GARAGE EXTENSION INCLUDING ASSOCIATED EXTERNAL WORKS
26 November 2020Most recent
£525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2QU: £320,000 (2022–2016).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
PR3 2AB
Brabins School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Brabins Endowed School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB