7 Wilson Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3XL
About 7 Wilson Drive
7 Wilson Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3XL). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 sits 257.5% above the 2000 sale of £63,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 68.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
7 Wilson Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 November 2025
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Planning history
7 Wilson Drive has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
7 Wilson Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£63,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 June 2000Most recent
£63,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3XL: £180,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in PR4 3XL
16 Wilson Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3XL
Sold May 2023
£185,00024 Wilson Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3XL
Sold Dec 2022
£197,50012 Wilson Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3XL
Sold Feb 2022
£180,00010 Wilson Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3XL
Sold Mar 2020
£161,0006 Wilson Drive, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3XL
Sold Aug 2011
£149,950
Versus other Wilson Drive homes
On price per m², 7 Wilson Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£547
Street avg £1,938
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
259/mo
Falling 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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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







