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Get started3 Topiary Gardens is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bowgreave, Preston, Preston (PR3 1YF). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 is 45.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 15.2% below the postcode norm. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 13 years since the last transfer (April 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
3 Topiary Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2025
3 Topiary Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
3 Topiary Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 11 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 11 years.
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CO₂ Emissions for 3 Topiary Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,517
Street avg £2,121
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water system changed
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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12 April 2013Most recent
£270,000
-3.6%over 5 years10 August 2007
£279,950
26 March 2007
£280,000
+61.9%over 4 years25 September 2002
£172,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 1YF: £285,000 (2024–2022).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
PR3 1TG
Garstang Academy — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Garstang Community Academy. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB