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Get started1 Ward Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lostock Hall, Preston, Preston (PR5 5HR). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 57 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 8 certificates since September 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in November 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 12.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 369.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2016. Past consents include partial demolition and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
1 Ward Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
Conversion of former kitchen/bathroom shop into two 1 bedroomed flats and to convert existing 2 bed first floor apartment into two single bed flats following demolition of existing single storey garage
1 Ward Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 11 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 11 years.
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EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating system changed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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28 November 2007Most recent
£240,000
+300.0%over 7 years23 June 2000
£60,000
-7.7%over 3 years25 November 1996
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR5 5HR: £127,000 (2025–2022).
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Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
PR5 5LY
Closest school
0.7 km
Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB