Semi-Detached

73 FARRINGDON CRESCENT

PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TY

£87,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Farringdon Park, adjacent to Farringdon Crescent	0.1 miles
Shop	Heron Foods	0.3 miles
Hospital	Greater Lancashire Hospital	1.4 miles
Train station	Preston	2.3 miles
University	Westleigh Conference Centre	4.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

57 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£87,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£1,526/m²

Local average

£213,232 (65 sales)

Street crime

253 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 26/06/2026

Expiry date: 25/06/2036

Current heating cost: £866/year

Potential heating cost: £588/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,935

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

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Upgrade heating controls (£220 - £250)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	12/02/2026	£87,000	Semi-detached	—	£88,240 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
listed	22/06/2026	£169,950
sold	01/01/2026	£87,000
sold	01/01/2005	£71,500
sold	01/01/2001	£18,500

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
13 THIRLMERE ROAD, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TR	£120,000	22/01/2026	Semi-detached
36 VILLAGE DRIVE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR2 6JH	£125,000	08/12/2025	Semi-detached
520 NEW HALL LANE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 4TD	£160,000	08/12/2025	Semi-detached
86 THE GREEN, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR2 6QF	£185,000	01/12/2025	Semi-detached
3 BUTTERLANDS, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TJ	£180,000	27/11/2025	Semi-detached
65 TUDOR AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TH	£229,950	27/11/2025	Semi-detached
35 GAYTHORNE AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5SY	£185,000	14/11/2025	Semi-detached
33 TUDOR AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TH	£182,000	14/11/2025	Semi-detached
12 ORREST ROAD, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TT	£158,000	14/10/2025	Semi-detached
79 VILLAGE DRIVE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR2 6JH	£173,000	28/08/2025	Semi-detached
43 GLENLUCE DRIVE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TD	£220,000	18/07/2025	Semi-detached
5 RUSSELL AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TP	£153,900	16/09/2024	Semi-detached
32 GAYTHORNE AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TA	£146,250	19/12/2023	Semi-detached
65 GLENLUCE DRIVE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TD	£130,000	17/11/2023	Semi-detached
15 CAIRNSMORE AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 4UN	£175,000	20/07/2023	Semi-detached
46 VILLAGE DRIVE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR2 6JH	£175,000	20/12/2022	Semi-detached
15 CAIRNSMORE AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 4UN	£120,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
1 MERRICK AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TL	£184,500	01/11/2022	Semi-detached
628 NEW HALL LANE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 4TE	£145,000	30/10/2022	Semi-detached
12 GAYTHORNE AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TA	£222,000	28/10/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £168,480 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 20.7%

10y growth 58.7%

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

1y (index) 11.4%

5y (index) 28.4%

10y (index) 46.2%

Rental Range

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

Low £704/mo

Realistic £782/mo

Optimistic £860/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Preston.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Glenluce Drive, PR1	£1,400/mo	3	0.1 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Village Drive, PR2	£895/mo	3	0.2 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Mimosa Road, PR2	£850/mo	3	0.43 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Bidston Street, PR1	£950/mo	3	0.45 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, New Hall Lane, PR1	£925/mo	3	0.58 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Mitton Drive, PR2	£899/mo	3	0.67 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Maitland Street, PR1	£895/mo	3	0.76 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Cemetery Road, PR1	£3,150/mo	3	0.89 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,246/mo (8 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.05%

Max investor price (0.8%) £114,000

Target investor price (1%) £91,200

Gross yield 12.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 7.9×

Monthly cashflow £453/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 21.6%

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

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	114
Anti-social behaviour	34
Criminal damage and arson	22
Vehicle crime	18
Burglary	15
Public order	11
Drugs	10
Other theft	7
Other crime	6
Possession of weapons	6
Shoplifting	6
Robbery	2
Bicycle theft	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	253

Within 1 mile during May 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
Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 4 Dec 2018
Fishwick Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 16 Jun 2019
Sir Tom Finney Community High School	Other	0.6 miles	Good — 28 Nov 2017
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 10 Nov 2021

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 73 FARRINGDON CRESCENT, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TY

## Property details

- Slug: `e3c74d7` (address key hash: `e3c74d70b74b2a0b1efe9e37ea4ca06507219482`)
- Postcode: PR1 5TY
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 57 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £87,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £1,526/m²
- Local average: £213,232 (65 sales)
- Street crime: 253 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £87,000
- Date: 2026-02-12
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 25/06/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £866/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,935

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- G (£220 - £250)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0264-1201-4806-4656-0304)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-12 | £87,000 | Semi-detached | — | £88,240 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-520f-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 73 FARRINGDON CRESCENT, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TY | £87,000 | 12/02/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [89979963](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/985a818)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-06-22 | £169,950 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £87,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £71,500 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £18,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 13 THIRLMERE ROAD, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TR | £120,000 | 22/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 36 VILLAGE DRIVE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR2 6JH | £125,000 | 08/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 520 NEW HALL LANE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 4TD | £160,000 | 08/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 86 THE GREEN, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR2 6QF | £185,000 | 01/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BUTTERLANDS, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TJ | £180,000 | 27/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 65 TUDOR AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TH | £229,950 | 27/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 35 GAYTHORNE AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5SY | £185,000 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 33 TUDOR AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TH | £182,000 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 12 ORREST ROAD, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TT | £158,000 | 14/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 79 VILLAGE DRIVE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR2 6JH | £173,000 | 28/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 43 GLENLUCE DRIVE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TD | £220,000 | 18/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 5 RUSSELL AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TP | £153,900 | 16/09/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 32 GAYTHORNE AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TA | £146,250 | 19/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 65 GLENLUCE DRIVE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TD | £130,000 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 CAIRNSMORE AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 4UN | £175,000 | 20/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 46 VILLAGE DRIVE, RIBBLETON, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR2 6JH | £175,000 | 20/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 CAIRNSMORE AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 4UN | £120,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 MERRICK AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TL | £184,500 | 01/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 628 NEW HALL LANE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 4TE | £145,000 | 30/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 GAYTHORNE AVENUE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR1 5TA | £222,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £168,480 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 20.7%
- **10y growth:** 58.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Preston; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 11.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 28.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 46.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £704/mo
- **Realistic:** £782/mo
- **Optimistic:** £860/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 (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Glenluce Drive, PR1 | £1,400/mo | 3 | 0.1 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Village Drive, PR2 | £895/mo | 3 | 0.2 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Mimosa Road, PR2 | £850/mo | 3 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Bidston Street, PR1 | £950/mo | 3 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, New Hall Lane, PR1 | £925/mo | 3 | 0.58 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Mitton Drive, PR2 | £899/mo | 3 | 0.67 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Maitland Street, PR1 | £895/mo | 3 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Cemetery Road, PR1 | £3,150/mo | 3 | 0.89 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,246/mo (8 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.05% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £114,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £91,200

*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 £912/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 12.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 7.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £453/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 21.6%

*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:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 114 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **253** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 4 Dec 2018 |
| Fishwick Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 16 Jun 2019 |
| Sir Tom Finney Community High School | Other | 0.6 miles | Good — 28 Nov 2017 |
| The Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School, Preston | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 10 Nov 2021 |