Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Ash Grove, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZR
Estimated value
£309,000
- Since the 1996 sale (£74,000)+318%
- Against PR4 5ZR's recent median (£299,950)+3%
Newest record on this page: September 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
100 m²
1073 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£309,000
- Against its 1996 sale (£74,000)+318%
- Against PR4 5ZR's recent median (£299,950)+3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Ash Grove is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 5ZR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
100 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2011
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 1996
Recent sales in PR4 5ZR
5 sales, median £299,950 (2022–2013)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Ash Grove was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
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).
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Ash Grove
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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
Current Certificate
Oct 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 October 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Ash Grove, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
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.
Versus other Ash Grove homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.
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.
Nearest schools
- Longton Primary SchoolPrimary712m
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, LongtonPrimary1.2km
- Little Hoole Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
- Hutton Church of England Grammar SchoolSecondary2.2km
Nearest stops
- Golden BallBus stop289m
- Red LionBus stop376m
- Bentley Park RoadBus stop476m
- Black BullBus stop558m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,562 reports38%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,325 reports32%
- Criminal Damage & Arson355 reports9%
- Other Theft219 reports5%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR4 5ZR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Ash Grove is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 5ZR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Ash Grove. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Ash Grove was lodged in October 2011 at band C and expired in October 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Ash Grove. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR4 5ZR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 5 Ash Grove is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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