3 Dutton Lee Cottages, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
About 3 Dutton Lee Cottages
3 Dutton Lee Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Ribchester, Preston, Preston (PR3 3XX). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2014); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 114 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
3 Dutton Lee Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
3 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.
Sales history & valuation
3 Dutton Lee Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£249,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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).
Nearby sales in PR3 3XX
Ease Farm House, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold May 2022
£510,000Pear Tree Cottage, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Jan 2021
£485,000Lower Dutton Farm, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Jul 2020
£865,0002 Bank Top Cottages, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Jun 2017
£525,000Ease Barn Farm, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Oct 2014
£190,000
Versus other Gallows Lane homes
On epc rating, 3 Dutton Lee Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
17 (G)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 164 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.7 km
Grindlestone Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







