1 Briar Croft, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZF
About 1 Briar Croft
1 Briar Croft is a detached house in Longton, Preston, Preston (PR4 5ZF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £393,000 in May 2025. At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2024–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 54.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 205.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
1 Briar Croft has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
1 Briar Croft changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 54.1% per year over 1 year.
£393,000
Growth on file: 54.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
29 May 2025Most recent
£393,000
+54.1%over 10 months29 July 2024
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 5ZF: £299,950 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in PR4 5ZF
18 Briar Croft, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZF
Sold Apr 2024
£498,0006 Briar Croft, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZF
Sold Aug 2022
£325,0004 Briar Croft, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZF
Sold Sept 2016
£219,95012a, Briar Croft, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZF
Sold Sept 2016
£299,9502 Briar Croft, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZF
Sold Jul 2013
£200,000
Versus other Briar Croft homes
1 Briar Croft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,624
Street avg £2,183
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.4 km
Bentley Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Longton Primary School. 6 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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







