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Copper Beech, Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Copper Beech

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

Copper Beech is a four-bedroom detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3ZD). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 12.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble

Building

  • TenureFreehold
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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.

Copper Beech's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached HouseFreeholdEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Copper Beech, Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Copper Beech has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

3 applications on record at Copper Beech, Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD

3decisions3extensions24documents1nearby
  1. Jul 2021
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    21/0417
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
  • All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 1 notable nearby
  • The 24 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£337,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£300,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 March 2021Most recent

    £300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3ZD: £284,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Copp Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Copper Beech outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,703

Street avg £2,107

Strongly above

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 139 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Copper Beech

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

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
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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£320k

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£366k

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3 bed
£280k

1 Bradshaw Lane, Greenhalgh

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3 bed1 bath
£271k

1 Bluecoat Crescent, Newton

PR4 3TJ

3 bed1 bath
£264k

1 Church Walk, Wesham

PR4 3DT

3 bed1 bath
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

0.1 km

Highbury Gate — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 3ZD

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
FAQ

Common questions

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