Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Collie Cottage is a detached house in Calder Vale, Preston, Preston (PR3 1SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 is 35.9% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £315,000.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 July 2029
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Collie Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£428,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
17 February 2020Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 1SJ: £168,000 (2026–2022).
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Sold Jan 2024
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Sold Aug 2017
Floor Area for Collie Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,316
Street avg £2,396
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
221/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Burnside Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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