What type of property is 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN?

18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN sell for?

18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN last sold for £166,000 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN?

The current EPC rating for 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN?

18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR4 3UN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN?

18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN is in council tax band C.

Where is 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN located?

18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN sits in Elswick, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR4 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN?

Police records around 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN 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 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN?

The closest primary school to 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN is Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School (1.2km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN?

The closest bus stop to 18 Preese Gardens, PR4 3UN is Roseacre Road, 199m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Preese Gardens, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UN

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Preese Gardens

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

18 Preese Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3UN). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 is 29.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £166,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
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.

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Preese Gardens, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Preese Gardens has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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.

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

Current estimate

£215,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£166,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

13 July 2021Most recent
£166,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3UN: £195,000 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in PR4 3UN

On the street

Versus other Preese Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Preese Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,024

Street avg £2,007

On par

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 88 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

0.2 km

Roseacre Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School. 2 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 3UN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 3UN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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