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Gardners Cottage, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
150 m²
1612 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Gardners Cottage

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

Gardners Cottage is a semi-detached house in Alston, Preston, Preston (PR3 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1612 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 sits 54% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (June 2011). At 150 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (187 m² median across 28 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • 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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

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

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at Gardners Cottage, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN

1decisions1extensions6documents2nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Jun 2011
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey

    Proposed demolition of garden sheds, part two and part single storey rear extension, and single storey side extension.

    Extension
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    21818
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£385,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2011Most recent

    £250,000

    +92.3%over 10 years

  2. 6 July 2000

    £130,000

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

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.

Gardners Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£1,669

Street avg £2,443

Below

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 202 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 9.9 t/year

Below
Before you decide

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The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • 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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£263k

1 Chapel Rise, Longridge

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£237k

1 Blackburn Road, Ribchester

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2 bed1 bath
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

3/mo

Steady 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.

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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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