PR2 vs PR4: house prices per square metre compared

PR4 (Cottam) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £2,690 per against £2,430 in PR2 (Fulwood)PR2 is 10% cheaper per . The figures come from 620 and 635 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.

PR2

Fulwood, Preston

High confidence

£2,430median per

Median sale price
£195,000
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£1,888 – £2,963
Sales (last 12 months)
906
With a matched floor area
635
Mean floor area (matched sales)
93 m²
Change over 10 years
+42.2%
New-build premium
+22%
All PR2 sold prices

PR4

Cottam, Preston

High confidence

£2,690median per

Median sale price
£256,000
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£2,168 – £3,119
Sales (last 12 months)
865
With a matched floor area
620
Mean floor area (matched sales)
109 m²
Change over 10 years
+39.7%
New-build premium
+19%
All PR4 sold prices

Side by side

Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.

PR2 compared with PR4
MeasurePR2PR4Difference
Median price per m²£2,430£2,690+11%
Median sale price£195,000£256,000+31%
Sales (last 12 months)906865−41
Change over 10 years+42.2%+39.7%−2.5 pts

By property type

Median price per for each property type sold in the last 12 months. Only types with matched sales are listed, and a dash means too few sales to publish.

Property typePR2PR4
Detached£2,849n = 165£2,828n = 297
Semi-detached£2,469n = 303£2,640n = 212
Terraced£1,847n = 125£2,128n = 95
Flat£1,669n = 42£2,178n = 16

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