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3 Fiddlers Fold Court, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
175 m²
1884 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 3 Fiddlers Fold Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Fiddlers Fold Court is a detached house in Lea Town, Preston, Preston (PR4 0RA). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in June 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £487,000 sits 167.6% above the 1999 sale of £182,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 50.5% below the postcode norm. At 175 m² it's 19.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Fiddlers Fold Court's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 May 2023

Current Certificate
May 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 May 2023

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Fiddlers Fold Court, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Fiddlers Fold Court has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

3 Fiddlers Fold Court has been held in the same hands since before 2000.

Current estimate

£487,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1999)

£182,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 June 1999Most recent

    £182,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 0RA: £215,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Lea Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Fiddlers Fold Court outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,040

Street avg £2,244

Strongly below

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 155 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Fiddlers Fold Court

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

259/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Cottam Cross — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR4 0RA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR4 0RA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 0RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Fiddlers Fold Court, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.