What type of property is 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD?

18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD is a semi-detached house.

What did 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD sell for?

18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD last sold for £128,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD is G with a score of 2 out of 100, lodged in January 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD?

18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft). That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR2 3XD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD records dual fuel as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD?

18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD is in council tax band D.

Where is 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD located?

18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD sits in Ingol, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR2 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD?

The closest primary school to 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD is Ingol Community Primary School (170m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Our Lady's Catholic High School (1.1km), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD?

The closest bus stop to 18 Cottam Avenue, PR2 3XD is Whitby Ave, 127m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Cottam Avenue, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3XD

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 2

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Cottam Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Cottam Avenue is a semi-detached house in Ingol, Preston, Preston (PR2 3XD). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a G (score 2), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.

At 105 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 sits 68% above the 2021 sale of £128,000. Last sale on file: £128,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Cottam Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

17.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Cottam Avenue, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3XD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Cottam Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£215,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£128,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

5 March 2021Most recent
£128,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 3XD: £175,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in PR2 3XD

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On the street

Versus other Cottam Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 18 Cottam Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,219

Street avg £1,690

Strongly below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

17.0 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Whitby Ave — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Ingol Community Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR2 3XD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR2 3XD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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