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Birch Avenue, Penwortham, Preston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Birch Avenue, Penwortham, Preston · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/preston-lancashire/birch-avenue-penwortham/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PR1 0PB, PR1 0LP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£195,625
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£222,576
23 sales
Price range
£120k – £390k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Aug 2026
PR1 0PB

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At a glance

House prices£196k average21% below the Preston average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station32 min walkPreston station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 26 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Birch Avenue, Penwortham, Preston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £195,625. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £195,792. That is 21% below the Preston average of £248,590 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 78% semi-detached, 22% detached. Recorded sale prices on Birch Avenue range from £120,000 to £390,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 701 streets in Preston with at least two sales in the last year, Birch Avenue ranks 419th for average price.

House prices on Birch Avenue compared

Birch Avenue£195,625
PR1 postcode area£190,090
Preston£248,590
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all PR1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £120,000 (1 sales)2016£120k2017: £158,000 (1 sales)2017£158k2018: £145,000 (1 sales)2018£145k2019: £164,500 (2 sales)2019£165k2020: £236,667 (3 sales)2020£237k2021: £222,500 (2 sales)2021£223k2022: £248,400 (5 sales)2022£248k2023: £306,000 (2 sales)2023£306k2024: £246,667 (3 sales)2024£247k2025: £227,000 (1 sales)2025£227k2026: £195,625 (2 sales)2026£196k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 26 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached18£195,79217 Aug 2026
Detached5£319,00029 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Birch Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
22, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 17 Aug 2026£191,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 22 Jan 2026£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 24 Mar 2025£227,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 24 Jan 2025£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 1 Nov 2024£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 29 Jul 2024£330,000 DetachedFreehold
90, Birch Avenue PR1 0LP 14 Feb 2024£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 17 Jul 2023£222,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
104, Birch Avenue PR1 0LP 6 Jan 2023£390,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 30 Nov 2022£237,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Birch Avenue PR1 0LP 23 Jun 2022£340,000 DetachedFreehold
94, Birch Avenue PR1 0LP 27 May 2022£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 1 Mar 2022£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Birch Avenue PR1 0LP 28 Feb 2022£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Birch Avenue PR1 0LP 6 Dec 2021£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Birch Avenue PR1 0LP 17 Nov 2021£166,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 5 Mar 2021£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
104, Birch Avenue PR1 0LP 28 Oct 2020£305,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 30 Jul 2020£230,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 24 Jan 2020£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Birch Avenue PR1 0LP 24 Sep 2019£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 15 Feb 2019£164,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 27 Apr 2018£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 24 Nov 2017£193,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Birch Avenue PR1 0PB 25 Aug 2017£158,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Birch Avenue PR1 0LP 6 May 2016£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
25, Birch Avenue £235,000 (Jan 2025) → £227,000 (Mar 2025) -3%
over under a year
20, Birch Avenue £164,000 (Feb 2019) → £222,000 (Jul 2023) +35%
over 4 yrs
104, Birch Avenue £305,000 (Oct 2020) → £390,000 (Jan 2023) +28%
over 2 yrs
93, Birch Avenue £166,000 (Nov 2021) → £340,000 (Jun 2022) +105%
over under a year

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Schools near Birch Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Whitefield Primary School 338 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
All Hallows Catholic High School 911 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham 196 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 282 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Penwortham Girls' High School 799 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Ashbridge Independent School 127 pupils Other independent school 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Penwortham Primary School 201 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Howick Church Endowed Primary School 103 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Preston station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Lostock Hall station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk
  • Bamber Bridge station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Birch Avenue (adj, Beechway) 2 min walk
  • Birch Avenue (opp, Beechway) 2 min walk
  • Sainsburys (opp, Birch Avenue) 3 min walk
  • Sainsburys (by, Birch Avenue) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St. Mary's Health Centre
    Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston · 0.5 mi
  • Kingsfold Medical Centre
    Woodcroft Close, Penwortham, Preston · 0.6 mi
  • St Fillan's Medical Ctre
    2 Liverpool Road, Penwortham, Preston · 0.7 mi
  • New Longton Surgery
    The Village Surgery, 2 Churchside, Preston · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Penwortham · 0.1 mi
  • Booths Booths Penwortham · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Millbrook · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Penwortham · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Allied Pharmacy Cop Lane · 0.5 mi
  • Penwortham Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Penwortham Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • 46 - 48 Liverpool Road · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.1%62.5%
Private rented7.3%20.3%
Social rented0.6%17.1%
Households871

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.2%64.1%
Aged 65+30.3%18.6%
Residents1,898

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across South Ribble with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Birch Avenue

Ethnic group

HereSouth Ribble
White93.9%95.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%2.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%0.5%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.3%

Religion

HereSouth Ribble
Christian67.4%61.8%
No religion24%30.8%
Not answered4.7%5%
Hindu3.1%0.7%
Jewish0.4%0.1%
Other religion0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Muslim0%0.9%

Country of birth

HereSouth Ribble
Born in the UK94.1%95%
Born outside the UK5.9%5%

Highest qualification

HereSouth Ribble
Level 4 qualifications and above36.3%31.9%
Level 3 qualifications18.6%19%
Level 2 qualifications13.3%14.1%
No qualifications12.2%15.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%9.6%
Apprenticeship7.7%7.3%
Other qualifications3.1%2.3%

General health

HereSouth Ribble
Very good health45.6%47.9%
Good health36.9%34.1%
Fair health13.4%13.1%
Bad health3.2%3.9%
Very bad health0.8%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereSouth Ribble
1 car or van in household47.5%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household33.7%32.7%
No cars or vans in household10.6%14.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%10.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of South Ribble.

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