1 Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD
About 1 Copp Lane
1 Copp Lane is a semi-detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3ZD). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 18% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 38.8% below the postcode norm. Sold June 2021 for £150,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
1 Copp Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Copp Lane 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.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 June 2021Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3ZD: £300,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in PR4 3ZD
Copp Villa Cottage, Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD
Sold Oct 2024
£437,5002 Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD
Sold Nov 2023
£203,000Copper Beech, Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD
Sold Mar 2021
£300,000Fairways, Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD
Sold Jun 2020
£284,000Fairfield, Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD
Sold Sept 2018
£450,000
Versus other Copp Lane homes
1 Copp Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,339
Street avg £2,301
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
Highbury Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







