Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Stoneycross Cottage is a detached house in Ribchester, Preston, Preston (PR3 3XX). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on lpg.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 29 January 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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A recent planning application at Stoneycross Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
1 application on record at Stoneycross Cottage, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed change of use from C3(a) to C3(b) - a permanent home for children and adults in care supervised by permanent staff living on site with a maximum of four children/young person adults.
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Stoneycross Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£506,000
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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Sold Jun 2017
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Sold Oct 2014
On co₂ emissions, Stoneycross Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 162 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 9.3 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