The Cottage, Lower Lane, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3SL

The Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 3SL). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was September 2025 at £600,000 — fresh data. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2008–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.