What kind of home is 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY?

8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY?

8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY last sold for £127,000 in November 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY?

The current EPC rating for 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in September 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY?

8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR4 1RY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY use?

The latest EPC at 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY?

8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY in?

8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY sits in Freckleton, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR4 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY?

Police records around 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 61% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY?

The closest primary school to 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY is Freckleton Church of England Primary School (753m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY?

The closest bus stop to 8 Douglas Drive, PR4 1RY is Blackfield Rd, 185m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Douglas Drive, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1RY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Douglas Drive

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

8 Douglas Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Freckleton, Preston, Preston (PR4 1RY). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 sits 64.6% above the 2017 sale of £127,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 17.6% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in November 2017.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Douglas Drive, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Douglas Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Douglas Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£209,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£127,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 November 2017Most recent
£127,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 1RY: £180,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in PR4 1RY

On the street

Versus other Douglas Drive homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 8 Douglas Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,380

Street avg £1,856

Strongly below

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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4 bed2 bath

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1 Chatsworth Avenue, Warton

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1 Astley Crescent, Freckleton

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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.

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Blackfield Rd — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Freckleton Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR4 1RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 1RY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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