Gloria Cottage, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
About Gloria Cottage
Gloria Cottage is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bilsborrow, Preston, Preston (PR3 0RE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £137,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Gloria Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Gloria Cottage, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
- Sept 2004ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Retrospective application for rear conservatory.
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00941/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£141,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 29 years.
£137,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2023Most recent
£137,000
+179.6%over 25 years30 October 1997
£49,000
+22.5%over 2 years1 February 1995
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0RE: £285,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PR3 0RE
Ashlea, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
Sold Feb 2025
£540,0005 Willow Bank, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
Sold Jan 2023
£310,0003 Oak View, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
Sold Dec 2022
£235,0004 Duncombe Terrace, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
Sold Mar 2022
£285,000Delamere, Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RE
Sold Aug 2020
£295,000
Versus other Garstang Road homes
Years Held for Gloria Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,341
Street avg £2,860
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady 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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