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2 Beacon Cottage, Higher Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3SY

6 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 2 Beacon Cottage

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

2 Beacon Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 3SY). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 is 12.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £140,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Central heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Beacon Cottage, Higher Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Beacon Cottage has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

2 Beacon Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£157,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 27 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£140,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 March 2022Most recent

    £140,000

    +12.5%over 13 years

  2. 1 May 2008

    £124,450

    +42.2%over 3 years

  3. 7 January 2005

    £87,500

    +26.8%over 1 year

  4. 4 September 2003

    £69,000

    +38.0%over 1 year

  5. 21 April 2002

    £50,000

    +47.1%over 6 years

  6. 24 May 1995

    £34,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3SY: £177,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Higher Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 2 Beacon Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,917

Street avg £2,314

Strongly above

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Beacon Cottage

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

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£183k

1 Ashton Street, Longridge

PR3 3NQ

2 bed1 bath
£237k

1 Blackburn Road, Ribchester

PR3 3YP

2 bed1 bath
£299k

1 Asturian Gate, Ribchester

PR3 3XQ

2 bed1 bath
£174k

1 Alexandra Road, Longridge

PR3 3EJ

3 bed1 bath
£207k

1 Caton Close, Longridge

PR3 3RH

3 bed1 bath
£210k

1 Belmont Court, Longridge

PR3 3TG

3 bed
£221k

1 Auction Court, Towneley Road, Longridge

PR3 3EA

1 bed1 bath
£263k

1 Chapel Rise, Longridge

PR3 3UP

3 bed2 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

0.1 km

The Cabin — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Longridge Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 3SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR3 3SY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 3SY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Beacon Cottage, Higher Road, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3SY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.