18 Chapel Brow is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 2YD). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 13.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 41% above the 2016 sale price. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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18 Chapel Brow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2026
Demolition of existing outbuildings and replace with garage
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18 Chapel Brow has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.1% per year over 15 years.
£157,500
Growth on file: 13.1% per year over 15 years.
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On epc rating, 18 Chapel Brow runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,167
Street avg £1,824
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
11 July 2016Most recent
£157,500
+186.4%over 14 years28 March 2002
£55,000
+129.2%over 12 months30 March 2001
£24,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2YD: £280,000 (2022–2007).

CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
PR3 2BA
St Cecilias RCHS — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Cecilia's RC High School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB