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

1 planning record

Estimated value

£341,000

  • Since the 2011 sale (£250,000)+36%
  • Against PR3 3BN's recent median (£480,000)-29%

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
5
From EPC
Floor area
150 m²
1612 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Council tax
Band D
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

£341,000

  • Against its 2011 sale (£250,000)+36%
  • Against PR3 3BN's recent median (£480,000)-29%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Gardners Cottage is modelled from its 150 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

    150 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2010

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2011

  • Recent sales in PR3 3BN

    5 sales, median £480,000 (2025–2022)

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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 applicationFull 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.

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: £480,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Gardners 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 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.

It hasn't traded since June 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. 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. Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 is 36.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 18.9% below the postcode norm. 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

Current Certificate
May 2010

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

Certificate validity

Expired on 27 May 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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
    Full record in report

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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.

Gardners Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£1,669

Street avg £2,432

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
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 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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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 Gardners Cottage is modelled from its 150 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 Gardners 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 Gardners Cottage was lodged in May 2010 at band F and expired in May 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Gardners 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.
Council tax band
Gardners Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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