What type of property is 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

23 Best Street, PR4 2JD is a mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

23 Best Street, PR4 2JD last sold for £32,000 in February 2003, around 23 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

The current EPC rating for 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in October 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

23 Best Street, PR4 2JD has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft). That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR4 2JD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

23 Best Street, PR4 2JD is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD located?

23 Best Street, PR4 2JD sits in Kirkham, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR4 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

Police records around 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD 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.

Which schools serve 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

The closest primary school to 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD is Kirkham and Wesham Primary School (178m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Carr Hill High School (1.3km).

What transport links are near 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

The closest rail stop to 23 Best Street, PR4 2JD is Kirkham & Wesham Rail Station, 219m away. The nearest bus option is Rail Station, 270m away.

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23 Best Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2JD

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 23 Best Street

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

23 Best Street is a mid-terrace house in Kirkham, Preston, Preston (PR4 2JD). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in February 2003. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 240.6% above the 2003 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 55.7% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2024

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Best Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Best 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.

23 Best Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).

Current estimate

£109,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2003)

£32,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

28 February 2003Most recent
£32,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 2JD: £102,500 (2023–2015).

Nearby sales in PR4 2JD

On the street

Versus other Best Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Best Street is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£464

Street avg £1,359

Strongly below

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 3.8 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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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

0.2 km

Kirkham & Wesham Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Kirkham and Wesham Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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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 2JD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 2JD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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Common questions

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