9 New Row Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Knowle Green, Preston, Preston (PR3 2YS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 53.7% above the 2004 sale of £143,750. At 65 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
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9 New Row Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Proposed installation of air source heat pump to rear.
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£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£143,750
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Habitable Rooms for 9 New Row Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,212
Street avg £2,652
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Proposed change of use of garage/home office to residential dwelling
23 July 2004Most recent
£143,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2YS: £390,000 (2025–2019).
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Sold Jan 2025
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Sold May 2021
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Sold Nov 2020
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Sold Mar 2018
3 Airey Houses Clitheroe Road Knowle Green Preston
Sold Feb 2015

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
PR3 2XB
Moor Nook — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB