What type of property is 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

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

When did 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD last change hands?

5 Best Street, PR4 2JD last sold for £121,500 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £17,250 in October 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD changed over time?

Across 4 sales between October 1997 and June 2022, 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD rose from £17,250 to £121,500, a change of £104,250. That works out to roughly +8.2% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

The current EPC rating for 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in December 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

5 Best Street, PR4 2JD has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

5 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 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD located?

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

Is 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD in a safe area?

Police records around 5 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 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

The closest primary school to 5 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 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD?

The closest rail stop to 5 Best Street, PR4 2JD is Kirkham & Wesham Rail Station, 219m away. The nearest bus option is Rail Station, 270m away.

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5 Best Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2JD

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Best Street

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

5 Best Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kirkham, Preston, Preston (PR4 2JD). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2015. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Sold June 2022 for £121,500. Across the public record there are 4 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 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 11.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2019

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Best Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Best Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£135,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£121,500

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

27 June 2022Most recent
£121,500
+52.8%over 7 years
28 May 2015
£79,500
+165.4%over 16 years
28 October 1998
£29,950
+73.6%over 1 year
12 October 1997
£17,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 2JD: £102,500 (2023–2014).

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.

5 Best Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,599

Street avg £1,233

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Above

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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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3 bed1 bath

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3 bed1 bath

£138k

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£132k

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£131k

1 Barnfield, 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

0.2 km

Kirkham & Wesham Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Kirkham and Wesham Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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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

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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