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Tongues Cottage, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP

Notable views3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
175 m²
1884 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Tongues Cottage

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

Tongues Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £330,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 is 13.8% above the 2025 sale price.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • Notable viewsYes
  • Corner plotYes
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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.

Tongues Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Tongues Cottage, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Tongues Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Tongues Cottage, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP

1decisions1extensions10documents13nearby
  1. Mar 2025
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Proposed first floor side extension over existing garage, and amendments to window arrangement to rear and side elevations.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    24/01094/FUL
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 13 notable nearby
  • The 10 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

Tongues Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£376,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£330,500

Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 January 2025Most recent

    £330,500

    +27.1%over 16 years

  2. 14 July 2008

    £260,000

    -10.3%over 3 years

  3. 18 July 2004

    £290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0BP: £300,000 (2021–2010).

On the street

Versus other Lancaster Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Tongues Cottage is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£1,889

Street avg £2,253

On par

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£360k

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£329k

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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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Brookfield Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Forton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 0BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.1dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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