1 Hassall Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UP
About 1 Hassall Drive
1 Hassall Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3UP). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (144 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 137.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Hassall Drive 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.
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 October 2022Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3UP: £202,500 (2024–2008).
Nearby sales in PR4 3UP
10 Hassall Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UP
Sold Dec 2024
£202,5003 Hassall Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UP
Sold Aug 2024
£295,0005 Hassall Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UP
Sold Aug 2021
£275,00012 Hassall Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UP
Sold Mar 2016
£180,0006 Hassall Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3UP
Sold Mar 2007
£157,000
Versus other Hassall Drive homes
On price per m², 1 Hassall Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,158
Street avg £1,815
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
Ship Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 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
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







