4 Towneley Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3EA
About 4 Towneley Road
4 Towneley Road is a mid-terrace house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 61 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 64 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 50.3% above the 2021 sale of £92,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 30.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £92,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at 4 Towneley Road in 2025.
2 applications on record at 4 Towneley Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3EA
- Jul 2025Change of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Prior approval for the change of use of the upper floor and rear of ground floor from commercial ( Class E) to dwellinghouse (Class C3) under Part 3 Class MA of the GDPO.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 37496
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseSept 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3EA: £185,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in PR3 3EA
20 Towneley Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3EA
Sold Dec 2024
£224,0004 Auction Court, Towneley Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3EA
Sold Jun 2024
£230,0005 Towneley Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3EA
Sold May 2024
£185,0009 Towneley Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3EA
Sold Sept 2023
£179,95011 Towneley Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3EA
Sold Jan 2023
£156,000
Versus other Towneley Road homes
4 Towneley Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,516
Street avg £2,724
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Wilfrids Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

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