What type of property is 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA?

16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA is a semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA?

16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA last sold for £144,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £128,000 in September 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between September 2004 and August 2021, 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA rose from £128,000 to £144,000, a change of £16,000. That works out to roughly +0.7% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA?

The current EPC rating for 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. It has improved from a D recorded in July 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA?

16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft). That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR4 3TA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA heated?

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

What council tax band is 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA?

16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA is in council tax band C.

Where is 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA located?

16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA sits in Newton, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR4 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA?

Police records around 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA 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 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA?

The closest primary school to 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA is Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School (517m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Carr Hill High School (2.0km).

What transport links are near 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA?

The closest bus stop to 16 Beech Drive, PR4 3TA is Post Office, 96m away. The nearest rail option is Salwick Rail Station, 1.9km away.

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16 Beech Drive, Newton, Preston, PR4 3TA

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Beech Drive

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

16 Beech Drive is a semi-detached house in Newton, Preston, Preston (PR4 3TA). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 is 31.9% above the 2021 sale price. Sold August 2021 for £144,000. 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(1 of 2)

Oct 2021

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2021from Jul 2011

EPC improved fromD68toC69

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Beech Drive, Newton, Preston, PR4 3TA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Beech Drive has no planning applications on record.

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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Beech Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£190,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£144,000

Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

10 August 2021Most recent
£144,000
-3.4%over 9 years
29 November 2011
£149,000
+16.4%over 7 years
2 September 2004
£128,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3TA: £188,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in PR4 3TA

On the street

Versus other Beech Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 16 Beech Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,000

Street avg £1,963

On par

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly 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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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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR4 3TA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 3TA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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