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5 Ash Grove, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZR

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
100 m²
1073 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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 30 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 £280,000 sits 278.4% 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).

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2021

EPC 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
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Planning

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 5 Ash Grove was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£280,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -9.8% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£74,000

Growth on file: -9.8% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 January 1996Most recent

    £74,000

    -9.8%over 12 months

  2. 30 January 1995

    £82,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 5ZR: £299,950 (2022–2013).

On the street

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

Strongly below

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Ash Grove

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£336k

1 Ash Grove, Longton

PR4 5ZR

4 bed1 bath
£355k

1 Arundel Road, Longton

PR4 5NH

4 bed3 bath
£407k

1 Brookway, Longton

PR4 5BU

4 bed4 bath
£307k

1 Birkdale Close, Longton

PR4 5YH

3 bed2 bath
£331k

1 Brooklands, Skip Lane, Hutton

PR4 5HJ

3 bed
£394k

1 Chestnut Crescent, Longton

PR4 5ZN

3 bed2 bath
£438k

1 Aspendale Close, Longton

PR4 5LJ

5 bed3 bath
£248k

1 Blackhurst Court, Longton

PR4 5HR

2 bed1 bath
Area

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.
Full Preston report

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

0.3 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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for PR4 5ZR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 5ZR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Ash Grove, Longton, Preston, PR4 5ZR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.