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EPC B
About 14 Thornton Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
14 Thornton Drive is a detached house in Hoghton, Preston, Preston (PR5 0LX). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 84 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 197.8% above the 1998 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 43.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
14 Thornton Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 14 Thornton Drive, Hoghton, Preston, PR5 0LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2007RenovationFullApproval
Formation of pitched roof over flat roofed area to side and rear
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
14 Thornton Drive has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£90,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Thornton Drive homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
14 Thornton Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,071
Street avg £1,969
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
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