Chequers, Smallwood Hey Road, Pilling, Preston, PR3 6HJ
About Chequers
Chequers is a four-bedroom detached house in Pilling, Preston, Preston (PR3 6HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 sits 61.5% above the 2018 sale of £195,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold July 2018 for £195,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Chequers, Smallwood Hey Road, Pilling, Preston, PR3 6HJ
- Feb 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and detached garage to rear
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00008/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingSept 2022Decision
- ExtensionSept 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Chequers's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 12 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2018Most recent
£195,000
+13.4%over 12 years20 July 2006
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 6HJ: £251,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PR3 6HJ
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£250,000
Versus other Smallwood Hey Road homes
Price per m²
£1,612
Street avg £2,006
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Wheel Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







