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Elswick Villa, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB

Estimated value

£746,000

  • Against PR4 3ZB's recent median (£495,000)+51%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
358 m²
3853 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£746,000

  • Against PR4 3ZB's recent median (£495,000)+51%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Elswick Villa is modelled from its 358 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 3ZB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    358 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2016

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in PR4 3ZB

    5 sales, median £495,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Elswick Villa has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3ZB: £495,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Elswick Villa

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

Elswick Villa is a detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3ZB). It has a recorded floor area of 358 m² (around 3853 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 358 m² the property is well over the postcode median (164 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Elswick Villa's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2026

Current Certificate
Mar 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
20.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 12 March 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Elswick Villa, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Elswick Villa has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Elswick Villa outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

47 (E)

Street avg 62 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

358 m²

Street avg 167 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

20.0 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above
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

259/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ship Hotel — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonPrimary1.9km

Nearest stops

  • Ship HotelBus stop110m
  • Ship InnBus stop112m
  • Chestnut DriveBus stop164m
  • Boot and ShoeBus stop188m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,562 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,325 reports32%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson355 reports9%
  • Other Theft219 reports5%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR4 3ZB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR4 3ZB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 3ZB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EDetached over 300m²Extended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property is a large detached home over 300m², has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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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.
£663k

1 Bonds Lane, Elswick

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£432k

1 Aspen Close, Elswick

PR4 3GW

£429k

1 Chestnut Drive, Elswick

PR4 3GP

3 bed3 bath
£378k

1 Beech Bank, Beech Road, Elswick

PR4 3YB

£342k

1 Briarwood Close, Weeton

PR4 3PR

3 bed
£342k

1 Carr Drive, Wesham

PR4 3DS

3 bed2 bath
£325k

1 Belgrave Avenue, Wesham

PR4 3JN

4 bed3 bath
£325k

1 Chapel Close, Wesham

PR4 3HB

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Elswick Villa is modelled from its 358 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 3ZB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Elswick Villa, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Elswick Villa was lodged in March 2016 at band E and expired in March 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Elswick Villa. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR4 3ZB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Elswick Villa is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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