Mill Cottage, Cottam Lane, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3XW

Mill Cottage is a six-bedroom detached house in Ingol, Preston, Preston (PR2 3XW). It has a recorded floor area of 221 m² (around 2379 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 221 m² the property is well over the postcode median (151 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 10.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.