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1 Birchfield, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4HD

1 planning record

Estimated value

£301,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£275,000)+9%
  • Against PR4 4HD's recent median (£232,500)+29%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£301,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£275,000)+9%
  • Against PR4 4HD's recent median (£232,500)+29%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Birchfield is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 4HD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    127 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in PR4 4HD

    5 sales, median £232,500 (2025–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Birchfield valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2024Most recent

    £275,000

    +66.7%over 7 years

  2. 2 December 2016

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 4HD: £232,500 (2025–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Birchfield, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4HD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Birchfield

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

1 Birchfield is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Much Hoole, Preston, Preston (PR4 4HD). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from July 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2024 for £275,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2026

Current Certificate
Jul 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 July 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Birchfield, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Birchfield, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4HD

1decisions13documents2nearby
  1. Feb 2016
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Erection of detached bungalow together with a detached garage to side (within the domestic curtilage of 1 Birchfield) (Amended Plans)

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    07/2015/1682/FUL
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On the street

Versus other Birchfield homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Birchfield outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,165

Street avg £2,702

Below

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
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

259/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Burial Ground — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Little Hoole Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Little Hoole Primary SchoolPrimary841m
  • Hoole St Michael CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
  • Longton Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
  • St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, LongtonPrimary2.5km

Nearest stops

  • Burial GroundBus stop84m
  • MarlfieldBus stop114m
  • Brook LaneBus stop331m
  • Village HallBus stop331m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,562 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,325 reports32%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson355 reports9%
  • Other Theft219 reports5%

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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 4HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR4 4HD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 4HD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Birchfield is modelled from its 127 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 4HD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Birchfield. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Birchfield was lodged in July 2016 at band D and expired in July 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Birchfield. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR4 4HD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Birchfield is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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