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

Notable views3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£374,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£330,500)+13%
  • Against PR3 0BP's recent median (£310,000)+21%

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

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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
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£374,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£330,500)+13%
  • Against PR3 0BP's recent median (£310,000)+21%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Tongues Cottage is modelled from its 175 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR3 0BP. 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

    175 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2024

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in PR3 0BP

    5 sales, median £310,000 (2025–2014)

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SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

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

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: £310,000 (2025–2014).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Tongues Cottage, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn 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 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). 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 £374,000 is 13.2% above the 2025 sale price. Sold January 2025 for £330,500.

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

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

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • Notable viewsYes
  • Corner plotYes
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  • 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.

Current Certificate
Nov 2024

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 21 November 2034

8 years remaining
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

1decisions1extensions10documents12nearby
  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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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 co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,889

Street avg £2,245

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
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

0.0 km

Brookfield Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Forton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Forton Primary SchoolPrimary700m
  • Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km

Nearest stops

  • Brookfield FarmBus stop30m
  • Forton BankBus stop59m
  • Pennine GarageBus stop244m
  • School LaneBus stop540m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,091 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour786 reports27%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson208 reports7%
  • Other Theft189 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 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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Tongues Cottage is modelled from its 175 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR3 0BP. 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. 3 sales are recorded for Tongues 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 Tongues Cottage was lodged in November 2024 at band E and is valid until November 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Tongues 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 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR3 0BP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Tongues Cottage is in council tax band F. 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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