Pear Tree Cottage, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX

Pear Tree Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Ribchester, Preston, Preston (PR3 3XX). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sold January 2021 for £485,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 is 26.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 49.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 115 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (155 m² median across 16 EPCs).