Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Dutton Lee Cottages is a semi-detached house in Ribchester, Preston, Preston (PR3 3XX). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 Dutton Lee Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 September 2025
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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2 Dutton Lee Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
2 Dutton Lee Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3XX: £510,000 (2022–2015).
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EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 162 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.7 km
Grindlestone Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB