What kind of home is Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR?

Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR last change hands?

Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR last sold for £315,000 in October 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £89,000 in November 2001, so prices have been rising over 22 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 2001 and October 2023, Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR rose from £89,000 to £315,000, a change of £226,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR?

The current EPC rating for Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in September 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR?

Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR use?

The latest EPC at Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR in?

Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR sits in Churchtown, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR3 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR?

Police records around Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR?

The closest primary school to Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR is Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (268m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Garstang Community Academy (1.4km).

What transport links are near Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR?

The closest bus stop to Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, PR3 0HR is Memorial Hall, 27m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, Churchtown, Preston, PR3 0HR

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Pear Tree Cottage

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

Pear Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Churchtown, Preston, Preston (PR3 0HR). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 73.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 3 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £315,000.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenSide and rear
GarageDouble

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pear Tree Cottage, The Avenue, Churchtown, Preston, PR3 0HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Pear Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Pear Tree Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£341,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£315,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

26 October 2023Most recent
£315,000
+253.9%over 21 years
16 November 2001
£89,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0HR: £200,000 (2023–2019).

Nearby sales in PR3 0HR

On the street

Versus other The Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Pear Tree Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,247

Street avg £1,717

Strongly above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

Full Preston report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Memorial Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Kirkland and Catterall St Helen's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR3 0HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 0HR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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