Beechwood, The Straits, Hoghton, Preston PR5 0DA

Semi-Detached house · Built 1930-1949 · 125 m² · Owner-Occupied · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

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MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Draughtproofing(optional, beyond D)£150 – £250£444.6 yrs+2.2 pts
Heating controls(optional, beyond D)£220 – £250£1912.5 yrs+0.9 pts
Solar water heating(optional, beyond D)£4,000 – £7,000£4050+ yrs+2.0 pts
Floor insulation(optional, beyond D)£5,000 – £10,000£5250+ yrs+2.6 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond D)£8,000 – £10,000£4850+ yrs+2.4 pts

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£1,690
per year at grade D
£1,488
per year at grade D

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2025, states £1,865 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

The Straits: 16 sales since 1995 · £322,000 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Brindle Gregson Lane Primary SchoolPrimary0.9 mi
Coupe Green Primary SchoolPrimary0.9 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BrindlePrimary0.9 mi
Walton-Le-Dale High SchoolSecondary2.3 miAttainment 8 33.1 · no Progress 8 published
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High SchoolSecondary2.5 miProgress 8 +0.03 · average (2023/24)
Lostock Hall AcademySecondary3.3 miProgress 8 0.00 · average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

7
crimes a month
70
in the last 12 months
Anti-social behaviour
most common · 37% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01024921, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

The Straits

How this home sits against its street.

13
graded homes
64.3
average score
D
most common grade
-9.3
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.