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St Heliers Cottage, St Heliers Place, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AE

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About St Heliers Cottage

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

St Heliers Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 42.4% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £205,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
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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.

St Heliers Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against St Heliers Cottage, St Heliers Place, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

St Heliers Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£292,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£205,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 March 2021Most recent

    £205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 5AE: £215,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other St Heliers Place homes

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

EPC Rating for St Heliers Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,627

Street avg £2,088

Strongly below

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.0 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about St Heliers Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£269k

1 Green Drive, Barton

PR3 5AT

3 bed1 bath
£435k

1 Halshaw Drive, Broughton

PR3 5AF

5 bed1 bath
£281k

1 Eider Avenue, Broughton

PR3 5NJ

£316k

1 Curlew Close, Broughton

PR3 5NH

£269k

1 Davey Close, Broughton

PR3 5FZ

£259k

1 Bewick Avenue, Broughton

PR3 5ND

£347k

1 Bamford Road, Broughton

PR3 5BY

£240k

1 Broadfield, Broughton

PR3 5LB

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.
Full Preston report

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

0.2 km

Jepps Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 5AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR3 5AE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 5AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about St Heliers Cottage, St Heliers Place, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.