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16 Larbreck Avenue, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZL

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
60 m²
648 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Larbreck Avenue

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

16 Larbreck Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3ZL). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 648 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 46), 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 August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.

Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 60 m² it's 30% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 35.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 63% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageSingle
  • Corner plotYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

16 Larbreck Avenue'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 03 Aug 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Larbreck Avenue, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Larbreck Avenue has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£178,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 August 2014Most recent

    £178,000

    -4.3%over 1 year

  2. 16 September 2012

    £186,000

    +0.5%over 8 years

  3. 16 September 2004

    £185,000

    +121.6%over 3 years

  4. 12 July 2001

    £83,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3ZL: £223,500 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Larbreck Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Larbreck Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,955

Street avg £2,161

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Larbreck Avenue

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

Larger development activity nearby

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£264k

1 Church Walk, Wesham

PR4 3DT

3 bed1 bath
£271k

1 Bluecoat Crescent, Newton

PR4 3TJ

3 bed1 bath
£280k

1 Bradshaw Lane, Greenhalgh

PR4 3HQ

3 bed1 bath
£320k

1 Alder Close, Newton

PR4 3TQ

3 bed
£323k

1 Carr Drive, Wesham

PR4 3DS

3 bed2 bath
£179k

1 Albert Street, Wesham

PR4 3BN

3 bed1 bath
£366k

1 Briarwood Close, Weeton

PR4 3PR

3 bed
£431k

1 Chestnut Drive, Elswick

PR4 3GP

3 bed3 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

0.2 km

Ship Hotel — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 3ZL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Larbreck Avenue, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.