Church Lane, Preston house prices are built from 152 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 30 Apr 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £182,500. Across the 14 years from 2011 to 2025 the median moved +52.4% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +1.6%.
Median price paid
£182,500
Change in cash, 2011–2025
+52.4%
Change in real terms
+1.6%
Median per m²
£3,053
HM Land Registry152 sales1 with floor areaLatest sale 30 Apr 2026
Section 01
How Church Lane, Preston prices moved
The chart tracks the median Church Lane, Preston house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2025. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £57,750 | £128,232 |
| 2000s | 6 | £181,250 | £330,184 |
| 2010s | 3 | £218,000 | £307,380 |
| 2020s | 5 | £282,500 | £288,641 |
The highest yearly median on record for Church Lane, Preston is £392,500 in 2022; the lowest is £57,750 in 1996. Across the full 30-year record the cash median has moved from £57,750 to £285,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £125,273, so the real change over the whole record is +132.4% — about +2.95% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +52.4% in cash against +1.6% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 30 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £186,000 | £186,000 |
| 1 New Cottage | 15 Dec 2025 | Semi-detached | £525,000 | £536,413 |
| 1 Tyrer Cottage | 1 Dec 2025 | Semi-detached | £375,000 | £383,152 |
| Eskdale | 16 Apr 2025 | Semi-detached | £240,000 | £245,217 |
| 2 New Cottage | 10 Apr 2025 | Semi-detached | £285,000 | £291,196 |
| 63 | 28 Mar 2025 | Detached | £285,000 | £291,196 |
| 64 | 20 Mar 2025 | Semi-detached | £275,000 | £280,978 |
| 13 | 11 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £175,000 | £184,142 |
| 11 | 27 Sep 2024 | Terraced | £219,000 | £230,440 |
| 49 | 11 Jul 2024 | Semi-detached | £249,750 | £262,797 |
| 59 | 14 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £275,000 | £289,366 |
| 33 | 17 May 2024 | Detached | £280,000 | £294,627 |
| 28 | 1 Mar 2024 | Semi-detached | £183,000 | £192,560 |
| Maythorn | 15 Jan 2024 | Detached | £170,000 | £178,881 |
| 3 Church Lane Cottage | 27 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £220,000 | £237,701 |
| 5 | 22 Nov 2023 | Semi-detached | £335,000 | £361,954 |
| 8 | 23 Oct 2023 | Detached | £282,500 | £305,230 |
| 32 | 7 Jun 2023 | Semi-detached | £275,000 | £297,126 |
| 1 Church Lane Cottage | 14 Feb 2023 | Terraced | £290,000 | £313,333 |
| Fell View | 2 Dec 2022 | Detached | £450,000 | £521,364 |
| 36 | 4 Nov 2022 | Detached | £430,000 | £498,192 |
| 64 | 28 Oct 2022 | Semi-detached | £275,000 | £318,611 |
| 2 Snow Hill Cottage | 17 Aug 2022 | Semi-detached | £392,500 | £454,745 |
| 30 | 29 Apr 2022 | Semi-detached | £189,950 | £220,074 |
| 48 | 17 Dec 2021 | Semi-detached | £228,000 | £288,065 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Church Lane, Preston values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Church Lane | £53,500 (1998) | £186,000 (2026) | +4.6% | +1.9% |
| 1 NEW COTTAGE Church Lane | £59,900 (1997) | £525,000 (2025) | +8.1% | +5.3% |
| 1 TYRER COTTAGE Church Lane | £60,000 (1996) | £375,000 (2025) | +6.5% | +3.8% |
| ESKDALE Church Lane | £185,000 (2005) | £240,000 (2025) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| 63 Church Lane | £140,000 (2002) | £285,000 (2025) | +3.1% | +0.3% |
| 64 Church Lane | £67,500 (1998) | £275,000 (2025) | +5.3% | +2.6% |
| 13 Church Lane | £47,000 (1999) | £175,000 (2024) | +5.4% | +2.6% |
| 11 Church Lane | £52,950 (2000) | £219,000 (2024) | +6.1% | +3.3% |
| 59 Church Lane | £165,500 (2013) | £275,000 (2024) | +4.7% | +1.7% |
| 33 Church Lane | £177,500 (2003) | £280,000 (2024) | +2.2% | -0.6% |
| 5 Church Lane | £63,000 (1996) | £335,000 (2023) | +6.4% | +3.7% |
| 8 Church Lane | £157,500 (2010) | £282,500 (2023) | +4.6% | +1.5% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Church Lane, Preston is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 83 | 54.6% | £183,000 | £34,087 – £525,000 |
| Detached | 43 | 28.3% | £221,000 | £60,000 – £1,600,000 |
| Terraced | 26 | 17.1% | £150,000 | £47,000 – £290,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Church Lane, Preston
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 152 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 152 | 100.0% | £182,500 |
| New build | 2 | 1.3% | £208,500 |
| Existing home | 150 | 98.7% | £182,500 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +14.2%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 9 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Church Lane, Preston
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Fylde, 38.6% of 46,027 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 6.0% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 247 | 0.5% |
| B | 6,534 | 14.2% |
| C | 10,982 | 23.9% |
| D | 17,604 | 38.2% |
| E | 7,917 | 17.2% |
| F | 2,071 | 4.5% |
| G | 672 | 1.5% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Fylde at £864 a month as of Jun 2026 — £606 for a one-bedroom home and £938 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £182,500 here, that rent is a gross yield of 5.68% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
No street-level crime was published for PR3 in Jun 2026 by Lancashire. Several forces do not supply street-level data to police.uk, so this is a gap in the source rather than a crime-free month — and printing a zero would say something the data does not.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Church Lane, Preston
The 2021 census counted 81,374 residents in Fylde across 37,606 households. 72.4% of those households own their home and 27.6% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
34 state and independent schools have a PR3 postcode: 29 primary, 4 secondary, 1 16 plus. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton High School | Secondary | Community school | 932 |
| Longridge High School | Secondary | Academy converter | 810 |
| Garstang Community Academy | Secondary | Academy converter | 750 |
| St Cecilia's RC High School | Secondary | Voluntary aided school | 581 |
| Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 378 |
| Garstang St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 257 |
| Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge | Primary | Academy converter | 235 |
| Garstang Community Primary School | Primary | Community school | 202 |
| Barnacre Road Primary School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 201 |
| Longridge Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 200 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Salwick Rail Station | Rail | 11.4 km |
| Kirkham & Wesham Rail Station | Rail | 13.9 km |
| Bamber Bridge Rail Station | Rail | 16.0 km |
| Poulton-le-Fylde Rail Station | Rail | 17.9 km |
Section 09
How Church Lane, Preston compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Church Lane, Preston sits above that national figure — +15.9%.
Within Preston the street ranks 1234 of 3749 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £125,000 (+46.0%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £3,053 per square metre, across 1 of the 152 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £34,087 to £1,600,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Church Lane, Preston sits in Fylde, in the North West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Fylde at 5.4 times median local earnings of £45,127 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Garstang Road£179,950 median
- Whittingham Lane£220,000 median
- Moss Lane£170,000 median
- Lancaster Road£185,000 median
- Mersey Street£85,000 median
- Derby Road£111,600 median
- Raikes Road£72,725 median
- The Avenue£140,000 median
- Green Lane£134,000 median
- Bluebell Way£179,995 median
- Green Drive£188,000 median
- Higher Road£155,000 median
- Inglewhite Road£138,750 median
- Goldfinch Drive£182,000 median
- Hillcrest Avenue£116,500 median
- High Street£190,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 64 Church Lane6 sales
- 11 Church Lane6 sales
- 17 Church Lane4 sales
- 63 Church Lane4 sales
- 13 Church Lane4 sales
- 5 Church Lane4 sales
- 48 Church Lane4 sales
- 58 Church Lane4 sales
- 46 Church Lane4 sales
- 1, NEW COTTAGE Church Lane3 sales
- 1, TYRER COTTAGE Church Lane3 sales
- 59 Church Lane3 sales
- 8 Church Lane3 sales
- FELL VIEW Church Lane3 sales
- 42 Church Lane3 sales
- 19 Church Lane3 sales
- 22 Church Lane3 sales
- BLENCATHRA Church Lane3 sales
- 31 Church Lane3 sales
- ESKDALE Church Lane2 sales
- 33 Church Lane2 sales
- 2, SNOW HILL COTTAGE Church Lane2 sales
- 16 Church Lane2 sales
- 26 Church Lane2 sales
Back to Preston house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Church Lane, Preston?
The median price paid in Church Lane, Preston across every sale on the register is £182,500. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Church Lane, Preston?
152 sales are on record for Church Lane, Preston, the most recent completing on 30 Apr 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Church Lane, Preston house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +52.4% between 2011 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +1.6%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Church Lane, Preston house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £392,500, set in 2022. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Church Lane, Preston?
£3,053 per square metre, from the 1 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 30 Apr 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Church Lane, Preston house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.