What type of property is 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP?

16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP is a detached house.

When did 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP last change hands?

16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP last sold for £404,995 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP?

16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (1,582 sq ft). That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR4 3GP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP located?

16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP sits in Elswick, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR4 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP?

Police records around 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP show an average of 259 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (25% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP?

The closest primary school to 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP is Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School (948m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP?

The closest bus stop to 16 Chestnut Drive, PR4 3GP is Chestnut Drive, 107m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Chestnut Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3GP

EPC B

Estimated value

£433,000

Since the 2022 sale (£404,995)+7%
Against PR4 3GP's recent median (£422,000)+3%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Floor area

147 m²

1582 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£433,000

Against its 2022 sale (£404,995)+7%
Against PR4 3GP's recent median (£422,000)+3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 16 Chestnut Drive is modelled from its 147 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 3GP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
147 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in PR4 3GP
5 sales, median £422,000 (2026–2023)

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Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

31 March 2022Most recent
£404,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3GP: £422,000 (2026–2023).

Nearby sales in PR4 3GP

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About 16 Chestnut Drive

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

16 Chestnut Drive is a detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3GP). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2020. The latest certificate (March 2022) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.

At 147 m² it's 24.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 26 EPCs). Sold March 2022 for £404,995. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Current Certificate

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

B85

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.2 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 March 2032

5 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Chestnut Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3GP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Chestnut 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.

On the street

Versus other Chestnut Drive homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 16 Chestnut Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,755

Street avg £2,610

On par

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 4 years

Strongly above

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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

259/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Chestnut Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary SchoolPrimary948m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonPrimary1.9km

Nearest stops

Chestnut DriveBus stop107m
Ship InnBus stop177m
Ship HotelBus stop187m
Boot and ShoeBus stop269m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,562 reports38%
Anti-social Behaviour1,325 reports32%
Criminal Damage & Arson355 reports9%
Other Theft219 reports5%

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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 3GP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 3GP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 16 Chestnut Drive is modelled from its 147 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 3GP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 16 Chestnut Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 Chestnut Drive was lodged in March 2022 at band B and is valid until March 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 Chestnut Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR4 3GP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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