2 Waterloo Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Goosnargh, Preston, Preston (PR3 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 972 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 90 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 47.1% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: May 2019 at £210,000.
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2 Waterloo Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2022
2 Waterloo Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 2 Waterloo Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,325
Street avg £2,408
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
13 May 2019Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2BN: £410,000 (2024–2021).
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Sold Aug 2021
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Sold May 2021
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Sold Jan 2021

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
PR3 2AF
Sports Pavilion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Goosnargh Oliverson's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB