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About 8 Aldwych Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Aldwych Drive is a semi-detached house in Lostock Hall, Preston, Preston (PR5 5LF). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 1996 — that's 30 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 81 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 284.1% above the 1996 sale of £43,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 70.9% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Aldwych Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Oct 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Aldwych Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£43,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 8 Aldwych Drive, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5LF
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Detailed AI analysis
An AI-written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Aldwych Drive homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 Aldwych Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£543
Street avg £2,061
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Lostock Hall Rail Station — railway station.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR5 5LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 49 points of interest in total.
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