Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

16 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE

NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4YA

£260,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Boundary Close	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.1 miles
Train station	Preston Riverside	2.3 miles
University	Westleigh Conference Centre	3.7 miles
Hospital	Ramsay Fulwood Hall Hospital	4.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

90 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£260,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,889/m²

Local average

£230,373 (127 sales)

Street crime

22 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 30/03/2022

Current heating cost: £781/year

Potential heating cost: £431/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,600

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Room-in-roof insulation (£1,500 - £2,700)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	19/01/2026	£260,000	Semi-detached	+28.1%	£265,746 to March 2026	View transaction
Sold	12/07/2022	£203,000	Semi-detached	—	£226,008 to March 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
9 DICKSON HEY, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZH	£168,000	16/12/2025	Semi-detached
46 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE	£378,000	05/09/2025	Semi-detached
44 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE	£194,000	30/08/2023	Semi-detached
28 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE	£177,000	05/05/2023	Semi-detached
8 STATION ROAD, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZA	£258,000	30/11/2022	Semi-detached
335 CHAPEL LANE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4AA	£451,500	27/10/2022	Semi-detached
5 AMERSHAM CLOSE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4YE	£210,000	26/08/2022	Semi-detached
42 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE	£179,950	06/06/2022	Semi-detached
24 STATION ROAD, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZA	£330,000	13/05/2022	Semi-detached
1 THE VINERY, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4YB	£192,000	29/04/2022	Semi-detached
30 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE	£185,000	07/04/2022	Semi-detached
28 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE	£178,000	25/02/2022	Semi-detached
4 CHESHAM DRIVE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZJ	£179,950	27/01/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £237,031 (13 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 14.5%

10y growth 34.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): South Ribble. Series: Semi-detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 4.4%

5y (index) 28.9%

10y (index) 50.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for South Ribble. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £711/mo

Realistic £790/mo

Optimistic £869/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → South Ribble.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Central Lancs: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Marsh Way, PR1	£975/mo	2	1.14 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £975/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.38%

Max investor price (0.8%) £121,875

Target investor price (1%) £97,500

Gross yield 4.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 22.2×

Monthly cashflow £-171/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -2.7%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	10
Anti-social behaviour	7
Criminal damage and arson	2
Burglary	1
Other crime	1
Public order	1
Total incidents	22

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 18 Jun 2015
Ashbridge Independent School	Other	0.7 miles	— (No rating)
Hutton Church of England Grammar School	Secondary	0.8 miles	Good — 9 Jun 2017
Howick Church Endowed Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 10 Jan 2013
All Hallows Catholic High School	Secondary	0.9 miles	Outstanding — 28 Mar 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
13/11/2017	11/10/2017	3	—
04/10/2016	12/09/2016	3	—
03/02/2015	17/01/2015	1	—

# 16 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4YA

## Property details

- Slug: `25a76d4` (address key hash: `25a76d442f0250937e2a517232efa1dd2b38593a`)
- Postcode: PR4 4YA
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 90 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £260,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,889/m²
- Local average: £230,373 (127 sales)
- Street crime: 22 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £260,000
- Date: 2026-01-19
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Current heating cost:** £781/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,600

### Recommendations
- A3 (£1,500 - £2,700)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8402-3427-9330-0990-0272)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-19 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | +28.1% | £265,746 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-0e55-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2022-07-12 | £203,000 | Semi-detached | — | £226,008 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/e7b085fc-5bd1-7e31-e053-6c04a8c0e67f) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4YA | £260,000 | 19/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 16 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4YA | £203,000 | 12/07/2022 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 9 DICKSON HEY, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZH | £168,000 | 16/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 46 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE | £378,000 | 05/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 44 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE | £194,000 | 30/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 28 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE | £177,000 | 05/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 STATION ROAD, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZA | £258,000 | 30/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 335 CHAPEL LANE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4AA | £451,500 | 27/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 AMERSHAM CLOSE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4YE | £210,000 | 26/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 42 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE | £179,950 | 06/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 STATION ROAD, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZA | £330,000 | 13/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 THE VINERY, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4YB | £192,000 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE | £185,000 | 07/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZE | £178,000 | 25/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 CHESHAM DRIVE, NEW LONGTON, PRESTON, SOUTH RIBBLE, LANCASHIRE, PR4 4ZJ | £179,950 | 27/01/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £237,031 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 14.5%
- **10y growth:** 34.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South Ribble; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 28.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 50.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (South Ribble). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £711/mo
- **Realistic:** £790/mo
- **Optimistic:** £869/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Central Lancs (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Marsh Way, PR1 | £975/mo | 2 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £975/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.38% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £121,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £97,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £975/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 22.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-171/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.7%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **22** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| New Longton All Saints CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 18 Jun 2015 |
| Ashbridge Independent School | Other | 0.7 miles | — (No rating) |
| Hutton Church of England Grammar School | Secondary | 0.8 miles | Good — 9 Jun 2017 |
| Howick Church Endowed Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 10 Jan 2013 |
| All Hallows Catholic High School | Secondary | 0.9 miles | Outstanding — 28 Mar 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #12645196
- **Address:** 16 Shaftesbury Avenue, New Longton, PR4 4YA
- **Certificate Issued:** 13/11/2017
- **Work Completed:** 11/10/2017
- **Items:** 3 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #11883327
- **Address:** 16 Shaftesbury Avenue, New Longton, PR4 4YA
- **Certificate Issued:** 04/10/2016
- **Work Completed:** 12/09/2016
- **Items:** 3 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #10783808
- **Address:** 16 Shaftesbury Avenue, New Longton, PR4 4YA
- **Certificate Issued:** 03/02/2015
- **Work Completed:** 17/01/2015
- **Items:** 1 window(s)