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1 Chapel Cottage, Hollins Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AB

Estimated value

£185,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£177,500)+4%
  • Against PR3 0AB's recent median (£236,000)-22%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
52 m²
560 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band C
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

£185,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£177,500)+4%
  • Against PR3 0AB's recent median (£236,000)-22%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Chapel Cottage is modelled from its 52 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR3 0AB. 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

    52 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in PR3 0AB

    5 sales, median £236,000 (2025–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

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

1 Chapel Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 April 2024Most recent

    £177,500

    +30.0%over 10 months

  2. 25 May 2023

    £136,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0AB: £236,000 (2025–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 Chapel Cottage, Hollins Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AB. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a lookIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Chapel Cottage

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

1 Chapel Cottage is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2023–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 30% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 76.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2024 for £177,500.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Chapel Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Mar 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 21 March 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2016from Jun 2013
Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Chapel Cottage, Hollins Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Chapel Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Hollins Lane homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Chapel Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,413

Street avg £2,622

Above

Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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.
Full Preston report

Crime

221/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Sunny Bank Nurseries — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Forton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Forton Primary SchoolPrimary793m
  • Scorton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km

Nearest stops

  • Sunny Bank NurseriesBus stop315m
  • Sunny Bank NurseriesBus stop316m
  • School LaneBus stop418m
  • New Holly HotelBus stop597m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,091 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour786 reports27%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson208 reports7%
  • Other Theft189 reports7%

Go deeper on the local area

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 PR3 0AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR3 0AB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 0AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Comparables

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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 1 Chapel Cottage is modelled from its 52 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR3 0AB. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Chapel Cottage. 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 1 Chapel Cottage was lodged in March 2016 at band E and expired in March 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Chapel Cottage. 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 2 schools and 29 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR3 0AB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Chapel Cottage is in council tax band C. 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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