1 Ashley Cottages is a semi-detached house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 2DB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (185 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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1 Ashley Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Ashley Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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1 Ashley Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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EPC Rating for 1 Ashley Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2DB: £450,000 (2025–2019).
Port Na Long Inglewhite Road Longridge Preston
Sold Feb 2025
Broadfield Inglewhite Road Longridge Preston
Sold Feb 2023
Ashfield Inglewhite Road Longridge Preston
Sold Dec 2021
Pine View Inglewhite Road Longridge Preston
Sold Aug 2020
Thornlea Inglewhite Road Longridge Preston
Sold Aug 2019

Street avg 6.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
PR3 2BA
Alston Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Barnacre Road Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB