PR4 5BN
Last sold £158,995 in July 2005
8, Osbert Croft, Preston
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
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Price history in context
- Jul 2005 — £158,995 · +97.5% · 46 pts ahead of the UK market
- Mar 2002 — £80,500 · +34.2% · 17 pts ahead of the UK market
- Jun 2000 — £59,999
What this home might be worth today
£293,000
Estimate range £279,000–£308,000
+84.5% since July 2005 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 41 nearby sales within a year · semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- All Hallows Catholic High School 3.2km
- Longton Primary School 561m
- Preston Riverside station 3.9km
- Cockshott/Dogkennel Woods 7.3km
- The coast (coastline) 2.2km
- Lake 845m
- Pond 785m
- Canal 4.7km
- Longton Brook 159m
- Longton Grove 743m
- Play Area 316m
- Spar 463m
- Shirley Lane (By) 231m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more Not available
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more Not available
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Preston, 6.0km away
- 32 min Manchester
- 52 min Liverpool
- 102 min Sheffield
- 103 min Leeds
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
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3 Hutton Church of England Grammar School · Secondary · Boys · Church of England 0.9 miles State Attainment 8: 53.4 — top 20% nationally (2023)
Crime
Among the lowest for England & Wales — 28 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: approximate (postcode)
Nearby sold homes
- 9, Osbert Croft, Preston £57,000 · 1999
- 10, Osbert Croft, Preston £162,523 · 2011
- 31, Shirley Lane, Preston £164,500 · 2006
- 29, Shirley Lane, Preston £215,000 · 2024
- 13, Shirley Lane, Preston £800 · 2025
- 51, Shirley Lane, Preston £55,500 · 1995
Planning activity nearby
- Conditions Following demolition of the existing dwelling, garage and outbuildings, the proposal is… Dec 2025 source
- Conditions Side and rear single storey extensions with internal remodelling works, front porch and… Jul 2026 source
- In progress Two-storey front/side extension, single storey rear extension, dormers to front and rear… Jun 2026 source
- Conditions Proposed 2 storey side extension to existing dwelling, with associated dormer extensions. Sep 2025 source
- Conditions Proposed two storey front and side extension. Proposed two storey / part single storey… Apr 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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