Wingfield House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hothersall, Preston, Preston (PR3 2XB). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 5.9% per year against 0.3% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 19% below the 2025 sale of £499,950, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 159 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (215 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £499,950.
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Wingfield House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Wingfield House has no planning applications on record.
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Wingfield House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2004.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 21 years.
£499,950
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 21 years.
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On years held, Wingfield House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,144
Street avg £3,433
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 225 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
9 October 2025Most recent
£499,950
+170.2%over 13 years1 June 2012
£185,000
+23.3%over 7 years3 September 2004
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2XB: £1,100,000 (2024–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
PR3 2TB
Asturian Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
St Cecilia's RC High School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB