1 Ash Grove, Wrea Green, Preston, PR4 2NY
About 1 Ash Grove
1 Ash Grove is a detached house in Wrea Green, Preston, Preston (PR4 2NY). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £530,000. Across the public record there are 5 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 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £607,000 is 14.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
1 Ash Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Ash Grove has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Ash Grove has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£607,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 24 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£530,000
+19.1%over 10 months7 July 2020
£445,000
-16.8%over 3 years26 April 2017
£535,000
+17.3%over 7 years11 March 2010
£456,000
+267.8%over 12 years29 May 1997
£123,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 2NY: £500,000 (2017–2013).
Nearby sales in PR4 2NY
4 Ash Grove, Wrea Green, Preston, PR4 2NY
Sold Feb 2017
£525,0007 Ash Grove, Wrea Green, Preston, PR4 2NY
Sold Dec 2016
£500,00016 Ash Grove, Wrea Green, Preston, PR4 2NY
Sold Jun 2016
£415,0008 Ash Grove, Wrea Green, Preston, PR4 2NY
Sold Jul 2015
£420,0006 Ash Grove, Wrea Green, Preston, PR4 2NY
Sold Jul 2013
£600,000
Versus other Ash Grove homes
Years Held for 1 Ash Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,398
Street avg £1,768
Floor Area
221 m²
Street avg 244 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Richmond Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ribby with Wrea Endowed CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







