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 647 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). 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

Estimated value

£221,000

Since the 2021 sale (£128,000)+73%
Against PR2 3XD's recent median (£175,000)+26%

Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£221,000

Against its 2021 sale (£128,000)+73%
Against PR2 3XD's recent median (£175,000)+26%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 18 Cottam Avenue is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR2 3XD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
105 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in PR2 3XD
5 sales, median £175,000 (2026–2022)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

5 March 2021Most recent
£128,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 3XD: £175,000 (2026–2022).

Nearby sales in PR2 3XD

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 18 Cottam Avenue, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3XD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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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 £221,000 sits 72.7% 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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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.

Current Certificate

Jan 2021

EPC Rating

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

17.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 January 2031

4 years remaining

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.

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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 £1,737

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

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

647/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

Ingol Community Primary SchoolPrimary170m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, PrestonPrimary263m
Pool House Community Primary SchoolPrimary792m
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary1.1km

Nearest stops

Whitby AveBus stop127m
Ingol ShopsBus stop132m
Whitby AveBus stop136m
Clevedon RdBus stop151m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,943 reports35%
Anti-social Behaviour2,054 reports24%
Criminal Damage & Arson674 reports8%
Shoplifting586 reports7%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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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Comparables

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 18 Cottam Avenue is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR2 3XD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 18 Cottam Avenue. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 18 Cottam Avenue was lodged in January 2021 at band G and is valid until January 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 18 Cottam Avenue. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 27 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR2 3XD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 18 Cottam Avenue is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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