256 Chapel Lane, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4AB
About 256 Chapel Lane
256 Chapel Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in New Longton, Preston, Preston (PR4 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1937 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 is 22.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
256 Chapel Lane ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2021
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey front extension at 256 Chapel Lane.
1 application on record at 256 Chapel Lane, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4AB
- Apr 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey extension to front
- Reference
- 07/2007/0151/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
256 Chapel Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 21 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2017Most recent
£455,000
+13.8%over 4 years8 November 2013
£400,000
+0.5%over 7 years17 August 2006
£398,000
+134.1%over 9 years16 October 1996
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 4AB: £387,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PR4 4AB
310b, Chapel Lane, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4AB
Sold Jun 2025
£270,000273a, Chapel Lane, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4AB
Sold Mar 2025
£625,000313 Chapel Lane, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4AB
Sold Oct 2023
£565,000308 Chapel Lane, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4AB
Sold Sept 2023
£387,000322 Chapel Lane, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4AB
Sold Oct 2022
£330,000
Versus other Chapel Lane homes
256 Chapel Lane outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,528
Street avg £2,529
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 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
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







