Lambarene, Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD
About Lambarene
Lambarene is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3ZD). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 sits 230% above the 1999 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 72.5% below the postcode norm. At 83 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 10 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Lambarene 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
Latest sale on Lambarene was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£165,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 August 1999Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3ZD: £284,000 (2024–2020).
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
£203,0001 Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD
Sold Jun 2021
£150,000Copper Beech, Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD
Sold Mar 2021
£300,000Fairways, Copp Lane, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZD
Sold Jun 2020
£284,000
Versus other Copp Lane homes
On price per m², Lambarene runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£602
Street avg £2,407
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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







