Swallowfields, Whittle Hill, Woodplumpton, Preston, PR4 0BA
About Swallowfields
Swallowfields is a detached house in Woodplumpton, Preston, Preston (PR4 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 17.4% above the 2024 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £390,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Swallowfields, Whittle Hill, Woodplumpton, Preston, PR4 0BA
- Jul 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Raising of the ridge height to create first floor accommodation including the installation of two front dormers, single storey front extension and external alterations
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2023/0515
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Sales history & valuation
Swallowfields changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 February 2024Most recent
£390,000
27 April 2023
£390,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in PR4 0BA: £136,594 (2016–2014).
Versus other Whittle Hill homes
On epc rating, Swallowfields stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
71 (C)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Whittle Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







