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Get started16 Alder Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hoghton, Preston, Preston (PR5 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 sits 80.2% above the 2009 sale of £126,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 6 years.
£126,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 6 years.
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EPC Rating for 16 Alder Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,235
Street avg £1,605
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Meadowside Drive — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
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11 December 2009Most recent
£126,000
+28.6%over 5 years18 March 2004
£98,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR5 0AD: £193,000 (2025–2023).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
PR5 0LR
Closest school
0.3 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle. 12 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB