Ginfield, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
About Ginfield
Ginfield is a detached house in Thornley, Preston, Preston (PR3 2TB). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 176 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 sits 428.7% above the 1999 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 80.5% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Ginfield ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Ginfield has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Ginfield was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 September 1999Most recent
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2TB: £350,000 (2020–2003).
Nearby sales in PR3 2TB
Knott Farm, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
Sold Aug 2020
£350,0001 Black Moss Cottages, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
Sold Aug 2006
£200,0002 Black Moss Cottages, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
Sold Aug 2006
£400,000Watering Trough Cottage, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
Sold Dec 2003
£200,000Woodhill, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
Sold Mar 1995
£96,000
Versus other Chipping Road homes
On epc rating, Ginfield stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 33 (F)
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.2 km
Derby Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Barnacre Road Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







