Quaker Root is a four-bedroom detached house in Hothersall, Preston, Preston (PR3 2XB). It has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (around 2917 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 271 m² the property is well over the postcode median (201 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 is 38.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 23.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £500,000.
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Quaker Root's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Demolition of existing detached double garage and re-building on similar footprint but slightly larger detached double garage.
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Quaker Root valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£691,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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CO₂ Emissions for Quaker Root lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,845
Street avg £3,526
Floor Area
271 m²
Street avg 220 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 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
0.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WINDOWS (WHICH ARE ROTTEN) WITH WINDOWS IN KEEPING WITH THE AGE OF THE PROPERTY
20 August 2018Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2XB: £851,000 (2025–2022).
Wingfield House Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston
Sold Oct 2025
Lane Ends Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston
Sold Dec 2024
Meadowhead Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston
Sold Nov 2024
Lower Cockhill Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston
Sold Aug 2023
Welch House Barn Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston
Sold Jan 2022

CO₂ Emissions
17.7 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
PR3 2BN
Asturian Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
St Cecilia's RC High School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB