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Get started8 St James Terrace is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Samlesbury, Preston, Preston (PR5 0UT). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £249,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Latest sale on 8 St James Terrace was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 7 years.
£249,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 7 years.
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8 St James Terrace outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,736
Street avg £1,958
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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30 September 2022Most recent
£249,000
+55.6%over 7 years7 August 2015
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR5 0UT: £180,000 (2025–2016).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
PR5 0DX
Spring Lane — bus stop.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB