3 Preese Gardens, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UN
About 3 Preese Gardens
3 Preese Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3UN). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2018–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 46.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 31.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 127.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £195,000 in July 2020.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 46.2% per year over 2 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 46.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
23 July 2020Most recent
£195,000
+85.7%over 1 year6 December 2018
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3UN: £185,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in PR4 3UN
5 Preese Gardens, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UN
Sold Jun 2022
£250,0009 Preese Gardens, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UN
Sold Dec 2021
£212,25018 Preese Gardens, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UN
Sold Jul 2021
£166,0007 Preese Gardens, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UN
Sold Apr 2016
£122,50013 Preese Gardens, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UN
Sold Oct 2013
£138,000
Versus other Preese Gardens homes
Price per m² for 3 Preese Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,362
Street avg £1,784
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km
Roseacre Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







