What type of property is 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD?

28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD sell for?

28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD last sold for £167,500 in October 2017, around 9 years ago. Before that, it sold for £134,950 in February 2012, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD?

Across 2 sales between February 2012 and October 2017, 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD rose from £134,950 to £167,500, a change of £32,550. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD have?

The current EPC rating for 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in December 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD?

28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (789 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR4 5BD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD heated?

The latest EPC at 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD?

28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD is in council tax band C.

Where is 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD located?

28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD sits in Longton, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR4 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD?

Police records around 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD show an average of 259 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (25% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD?

The closest primary school to 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD is Longton Primary School (480m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hutton Church of England Grammar School (1.6km).

What is the nearest station to 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD?

The closest bus stop to 28 Back Lane, PR4 5BD is Shirley Lane, 173m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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28 Back Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 5BD

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

789 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 28 Back Lane

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

28 Back Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Longton, Preston, Preston (PR4 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 789 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 73 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2012–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 33.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.

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
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

28 Back Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2021

Current Certificate

Dec 2011

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 13 December 2021

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Back Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 5BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

28 Back Lane has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

28 Back Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£224,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£167,500

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

5 October 2017Most recent
£167,500
+24.1%over 5 years
17 February 2012
£134,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 5BD: £220,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in PR4 5BD

On the street

Versus other Back Lane homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 28 Back Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,286

Street avg £1,869

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Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Carrdale, Hutton

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.2 km

Shirley Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Longton Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR4 5BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 5BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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