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Lower Boyces Farm Cottage, Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
188 m²
2024 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Lower Boyces Farm Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC CPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lower Boyces Farm Cottage, Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Lower Boyces Farm Cottage, Blackburn Road, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3YP

1decisions4documents2nearby
  1. May 2023
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome 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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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Lower Boyces Farm Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£593,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.1% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£525,000

Growth on file: 13.1% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2019Most recent

    £525,000

    +950.0%over 19 years
  2. 25 May 2000

    £50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3YP: £191,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Blackburn Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Lower Boyces Farm Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,793

Street avg £1,742

Strongly above

Floor Area

188 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.

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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR3 3YP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR3 3YP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 3YP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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