Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Birch Tree House, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA
EPC B
Estimated value
£276,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£239,995)+15%
- Against PR4 0RA's recent median (£215,000)+28%
Newest record on this page: March 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£276,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£239,995)+15%
- Against PR4 0RA's recent median (£215,000)+28%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Birch Tree House is modelled from its 96 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 0RA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
96 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in PR4 0RA
5 sales, median £215,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
16 December 2021Most recent
£239,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 0RA: £215,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PR4 0RA
Fairview House, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA
Sold Mar 2024
£215,000Ashlea, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA
Sold Nov 2022
£255,0002 Fiddlers Fold Court, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA
Sold Jun 2022
£525,000Oakland House, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA
Sold Dec 2021
£199,995Laurel House, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA
Sold Dec 2021
£200,495
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Birch Tree House, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Birch Tree House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Birch Tree House is a three-bedroom detached house in Lea Town, Preston, Preston (PR4 0RA). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2016. The latest certificate (December 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 15% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £239,995. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Birch Tree House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate
Dec 2021EPC Rating
A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 December 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Birch Tree House, Lea Road, Lea Town, Preston, PR4 0RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Birch Tree House has no planning applications on record.
9
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Lea Road homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, Birch Tree House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,153
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 158 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 8 years
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.
Nearest schools
- Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary309m
- Cottam Primary SchoolPrimary755m
- Ashton Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
- St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary1.6km
Nearest stops
- Cottam CrossBus stop212m
- WestleighBus stop212m
- Bampton DriveBus stop316m
- Lea Endowed CEPSBus stop335m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,562 reports38%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,325 reports32%
- Criminal Damage & Arson355 reports9%
- Other Theft219 reports5%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Birch Tree House is modelled from its 96 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 0RA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Birch Tree House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Birch Tree House was lodged in December 2021 at band B and is valid until December 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Birch Tree House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 15 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR4 0RA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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