4 Willow Bank, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
About 4 Willow Bank
4 Willow Bank is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bilsborrow, Preston, Preston (PR3 0RE). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony, notable views and a loft.
At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £285,000 in March 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 12.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
4 Willow Bank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 April 2022
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Planning history
4 Willow Bank has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
12 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
4 Willow Bank has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 17 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
7 March 2022Most recent
£285,000
+78.1%over 11 years30 September 2010
£160,000
-34.7%over 3 years30 August 2007
£245,000
+67.8%over 9 months7 December 2006
£146,000
-25.1%over 2 years21 September 2004
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0RE: £235,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PR3 0RE
Ashlea, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
Sold Feb 2025
£540,000Gloria Cottage, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
Sold Aug 2023
£137,0005 Willow Bank, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
Sold Jan 2023
£310,0003 Oak View, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
Sold Dec 2022
£235,000Delamere, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
Sold Aug 2020
£295,000
Versus other Willow Bank homes
4 Willow Bank outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,591
Street avg £2,749
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
221/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Roebuck — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.7dB







