1 Brookway, Longton, Preston, PR4 5BU
About 1 Brookway
1 Brookway is a four-bedroom detached house in Longton, Preston, Preston (PR4 5BU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and attached land beyond the plot.
At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 58.6% above the 2015 sale of £266,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 17.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- BalconyYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
1 Brookway's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 April 2025
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Planning history
1 Brookway has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Brookway, Longton, Preston, PR4 5BU
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey extension to side and rear
- Reference
- 07/2006/1193/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 Brookway valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£422,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 9 years.
£266,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
25 August 2015Most recent
£266,000
+29.8%over 8 years27 September 2006
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 5BU: £200,000 (2025–1996).
Versus other Brookway homes
1 Brookway outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,217
Street avg £2,853
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
259/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Golden Ball — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Longton Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







