What kind of home is 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL?

16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL sell for?

16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL last sold for £185,000 in May 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £58,950 in December 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL changed over time?

Across 4 sales between December 2001 and May 2023, 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL rose from £58,950 to £185,000, a change of £126,050. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL?

The current EPC rating for 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in August 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL?

16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL use?

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

What is the council tax band for 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL?

16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL in?

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

What is crime like near 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL?

Police records around 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL 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.

What schools are near 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL?

The closest primary school to 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL is Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School (1.2km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL?

The closest bus stop to 16 Wilson Drive, PR4 3XL is Ship Hotel, 183m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Wilson Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3XL

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Wilson Drive

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

16 Wilson Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3XL). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Sold May 2023 for £185,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 65.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

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

16 Wilson Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.

Current estimate

£191,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£185,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

2 May 2023Most recent
£185,000
+30.3%over 4 years
2 May 2018
£142,000
-11.3%over 10 years
16 September 2007
£160,000
+171.4%over 5 years
7 December 2001
£58,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3XL: £161,000 (2022–2018).

Nearby sales in PR4 3XL

On the street

Versus other Wilson Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Wilson Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,643

Street avg £1,705

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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

0.2 km

Ship Hotel — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR4 3XL 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 3XL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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