The Woodlands is a detached house in Hothersall, Preston, Preston (PR3 2XB). It has a recorded floor area of 325 m² (around 3498 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2023 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £776,000 sits 152.8% above the 2020 sale of £307,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 62% below the postcode norm. At 325 m² the property is well over the postcode median (201 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Sold September 2020 for £307,000.
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The Woodlands ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Variation of Conditions of planning application 3/2018/0467. Conditon 2 - Relocation of approved house, Condition 5 - Updated AIA. Removal of Condition 4 - Gates, wall, fence.
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£776,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 6 years.
£307,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 6 years.
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On epc rating, The Woodlands stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£945
Street avg £3,590
Floor Area
325 m²
Street avg 218 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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
0.9 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
Discharge of Conditions of planning application 3/2018/0467. Condition 3 - Materials, Condition 8 - Bird & Bat Box Mitigation, Condition 15 - Construction Method Statement.
11 September 2020Most recent
£307,000
+5.9%over 5 years12 September 2014
£290,000
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

Street avg 10.6 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 11 years
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