20 Chapel Brow is a five-bedroom detached house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 2YD). It has a recorded floor area of 257 m² (around 2766 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 70).
Held since November 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 18.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £618,000 sits 90.2% above the 2004 sale of £325,000. At 257 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
20 Chapel Brow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Conversion of two properties into one with extensions to front and rear with internal alterations including loft conversion and the installation of roof lights.
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
Price for 20 Chapel Brow has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£618,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.7% per year over 9 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 18.7% per year over 9 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Floor Area for 20 Chapel Brow runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,265
Street avg £1,807
Floor Area
257 m²
Street avg 117 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
0.3 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
30-day money-back guarantee
11 November 2004Most recent
£325,000
+30.0%over 12 months26 November 2003
£249,950
+38.9%over 1 year7 December 2001
£180,000
+164.7%over 6 years28 September 1995
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2YD: £165,000 (2022–2009).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
PR3 2AB
St Cecilias RCHS — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Cecilia's RC High School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB