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1 Birley Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2AT

6 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Birley Street

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

1 Birley Street is an end-of-terrace house in Kirkham, Preston, Preston (PR4 2AT). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

Last sale on file: £120,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 219.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2018from Feb 2016
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
86%33%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Birley Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Birley Street 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.

Latest sale on 1 Birley Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£129,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£120,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2022Most recent

    £120,000

    +14.3%over 4 years

  2. 5 July 2018

    £105,000

    +150.0%over 2 years

  3. 27 June 2016

    £42,000

    -55.8%over 6 years

  4. 9 February 2010

    £94,950

    +11.7%over 2 years

  5. 18 January 2008

    £85,000

    +14.9%

  6. 16 October 2007

    £74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 2AT: £96,400 (2022–2004).

On the street

Versus other Birley Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Birley Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,765

Street avg £679

Strongly above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Birley Street

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

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£131k

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£132k

1 Chapel Walks, Kirkham

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£125k

1 Balshaw Terrace, Marsden Street, Kirkham

PR4 2TD

£134k

1 Best Street, Kirkham

PR4 2JD

2 bed
£138k

1 Chestnut Close, Kirkham

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£141k

1 Aiken Court, Kirkham

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£145k

1 Amounderness Court, Marsden Street, Kirkham

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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.
Full Preston report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Market Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School. 8 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 2AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR4 2AT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 2AT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

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 1 Birley Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2AT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.