Beech House, Cottam Lane, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3XW
About Beech House
Beech House is a semi-detached house in Ingol, Preston, Preston (PR2 3XW). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 243 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Beech House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Beech House.
- May 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey extension to side of dwelling.
- Reference
- 06/2002/1161
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Beech House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Beech House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR2 3XW: £285,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in PR2 3XW
Beech Croft, Cottam Lane, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3XW
Sold Mar 2023
£375,000Beech Cottage, Cottam Lane, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3XW
Sold Feb 2019
£205,000Mill Cottage, Cottam Lane, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3XW
Sold Feb 2018
£380,000Mill House, Cottam Lane, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3XW
Sold Dec 2017
£250,000Bridge House, Cottam Lane, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3XW
Sold Jul 1999
£78,000
Everything we know about Beech House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Cottam Lane homes
EPC Rating for Beech House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
243 m²
Street avg 166 m²
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dunbar Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ingol Community Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB