Lower Boyces Farm Cottage, Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
About Lower Boyces Farm Cottage
Lower Boyces Farm Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ribchester, Preston, Preston (PR3 3YP). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2023. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £593,000 is 13% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £525,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Detached
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Lower Boyces Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Lower Boyces Farm Cottage, Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
- May 2023Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Tree Works - T 2 & 3 (Conifers) to be removed and T6 (Beech) to be crown raised to 4m.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 35290
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lower Boyces Farm Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£593,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.1% per year over 19 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 13.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2019Most recent
£525,000
+950.0%over 19 years25 May 2000
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3YP: £191,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PR3 3YP
42 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
Sold Jan 2025
£185,00041 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
Sold Mar 2023
£191,0006 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
Sold Jul 2022
£397,5501 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
Sold Sept 2021
£175,0002 Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP
Sold Jun 2021
£370,000
Versus other Blackburn Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Lower Boyces Farm Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,793
Street avg £1,742
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







