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Bolton Fold Cottage, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN

5 planning records

Estimated value

£516,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£480,000)+8%
  • Against PR3 3BN's recent median (£550,000)-6%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
261 m²
2809 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£516,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£480,000)+8%
  • Against PR3 3BN's recent median (£550,000)-6%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Bolton Fold Cottage is modelled from its 261 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR3 3BN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    261 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2022

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in PR3 3BN

    5 sales, median £550,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 5 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 March 2025Most recent

    £480,000

    +272.2%over 26 years

  2. 31 May 1998

    £128,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3BN: £550,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Bolton Fold Cottage, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Bolton Fold Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Bolton Fold Cottage is a semi-detached house in Alston, Preston, Preston (PR3 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £480,000 in March 2025. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Bolton Fold Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 29 May 2032

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2022from Feb 2012
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
Full DoubleTriple

Windows upgraded to triple glazing

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bolton Fold Cottage, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

5 applications on record at Bolton Fold Cottage, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN

5decisions3extensions41documents2nearby
Flagged:Subdivision
  1. Mar 1999
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey

    ERECT GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION

    Reference
    12695
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. SubdivisionDecision
  4. ConditionsDecision

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On the street

Versus other Alston Lane homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Bolton Fold Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,839

Street avg £2,422

Below

Floor Area

261 m²

Street avg 198 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 10.0 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.
Full Preston report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

221/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.1 km

White Bull — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge. 5 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, LongridgePrimary973m
  • St Cecilia's RC High SchoolSecondary2.3km
  • Longridge High SchoolSecondary2.4km
  • Grimsargh St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.5km

Nearest stops

  • White BullBus stop1.1km
  • Alston Lane RCPSBus stop1.1km
  • Elston LaneBus stop1.3km
  • SunnybankBus stop1.6km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,091 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour786 reports27%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson208 reports7%
  • Other Theft189 reports7%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR3 3BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR3 3BN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 3BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Bolton Fold Cottage is modelled from its 261 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR3 3BN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Bolton Fold Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Bolton Fold Cottage was lodged in May 2022 at band D and is valid until May 2032. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to Bolton Fold Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR3 3BN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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