1 Cathrow Drive, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4ZP
About 1 Cathrow Drive
1 Cathrow Drive is a semi-detached house in New Longton, Preston, Preston (PR4 4ZP). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 84 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
1 Cathrow Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Cathrow Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Cathrow Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 4ZP: £187,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in PR4 4ZP
5 Cathrow Drive, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4ZP
Sold Jun 2020
£152,5007 Cathrow Drive, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4ZP
Sold Aug 2019
£167,0009 Cathrow Drive, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4ZP
Sold Aug 2018
£187,0004 Cathrow Drive, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4ZP
Sold Oct 2016
£360,0006 Cathrow Drive, New Longton, Preston, PR4 4ZP
Sold May 2014
£298,000
Versus other Cathrow Drive homes
EPC Rating for 1 Cathrow Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School. 12 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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







