5 Ash Grove, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZR
About 5 Ash Grove
5 Ash Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Longton, Preston, Preston (PR4 5ZR). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1073 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 1996 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1996, sale prices on this property compounded at -9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 sits 317.6% above the 1996 sale of £74,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 67.3% below the postcode norm. At 100 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
5 Ash Grove'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 October 2021
Get a survey for this property
Level 2 HomeBuyer Report
We've checked 10 risk factors against the available data for this property and believe a Level 2 HomeBuyer Report could be a suitable option for you.
From £595 · Includes VAT
Planning history
5 Ash Grove 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
Latest sale on 5 Ash Grove was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -9.8% per year over 1 year.
£74,000
Growth on file: -9.8% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
17 January 1996Most recent
£74,000
-9.8%over 12 months30 January 1995
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 5ZR: £299,950 (2022–2013).
Versus other Ash Grove homes
Price per m² for 5 Ash Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£743
Street avg £2,327
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Ash Grove, Longton
PR4 5ZR
1 Arundel Road, Longton
PR4 5NH
1 Brookway, Longton
PR4 5BU
1 Birkdale Close, Longton
PR4 5YH
1 Chestnut Crescent, Longton
PR4 5ZN
1 Aspendale Close, Longton
PR4 5LJ
1 Brooklands, Skip Lane, Hutton
PR4 5HJ
1 Barn Hey, Longton
PR4 5BP
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
0.3 km
Golden Ball — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Longton Primary School. 4 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
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







