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Get startedPear Tree Cottage is a detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 sits 91.8% above the 2011 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 17.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. At 113 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (143 m² median across 17 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Erection of new dwelling following demolition of existing garage (Article 16 Consultation)
Pear Tree Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£374,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 14 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 14 years.
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Pear Tree Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,726
Street avg £2,680
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
0.8 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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18 November 2011Most recent
£195,000
+95.0%over 13 years9 April 1998
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 5AH: £475,000 (2025–2022).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
PR3 5EF
White Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB