Komara, Beech Road, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3YB
About Komara
Komara is a detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3YB). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
At 106 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 sits 95% above the 2020 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 34.6% below the postcode norm. Sold January 2020 for £120,000.
Energy performance
Komara sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Komara 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.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 January 2020Most recent
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3YB: £280,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in PR4 3YB
Pendoric, Beech Road, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3YB
Sold Jun 2023
£160,0002 Beech Bank, Beech Road, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3YB
Sold Nov 2020
£260,000Alvanley, Beech Road, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3YB
Sold Sept 2019
£300,000Landfall, Beech Road, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3YB
Sold Jul 2019
£280,000The Wick, Beech Road, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3YB
Sold Jan 2018
£380,000
Versus other Beech Road homes
Komara is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,132
Street avg £1,679
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.1 km
Chestnut Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 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
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







