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1 Westbourne Cottage, Smallwood Hey Road, Pilling, Preston, PR3 6HJ

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£195,000

  • Since the 2019 sale (£169,000)+15%
  • Against PR3 6HJ's recent median (£285,000)-32%

Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£195,000

  • Against its 2019 sale (£169,000)+15%
  • Against PR3 6HJ's recent median (£285,000)-32%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Westbourne Cottage is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR3 6HJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    64 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2016

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2019

  • Recent sales in PR3 6HJ

    5 sales, median £285,000 (2026–2025)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 November 2019Most recent

    £169,000

    +9.0%over 3 years

  2. 2 June 2016

    £155,000

    +29.2%over 6 years

  3. 22 October 2009

    £120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 6HJ: £285,000 (2026–2025).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Westbourne Cottage, Smallwood Hey Road, Pilling, Preston, PR3 6HJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Westbourne Cottage

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

1 Westbourne Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Pilling, Preston, Preston (PR3 6HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 52 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 15.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £169,000.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Nov 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 November 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2015from Sept 2009
EPC improved fromG12toE51
Heating System
Storage HeatersGas Boiler

Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler

Main Fuel
ElectricGas

Connected to mains gas supply

Heating Controls
ManualProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting
0%83%

More low energy lighting installed

Nov 2016from Aug 2015
Heating Controls
Prog + StatProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting
83%38%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Westbourne Cottage, Smallwood Hey Road, Pilling, Preston, PR3 6HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Westbourne Cottage has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Smallwood Hey Road homes

Four headline reads against 52 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Westbourne Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,641

Street avg £2,017

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 127 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

On par
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

221/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Wheel Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Pilling St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary861m
  • St William's Catholic Primary School, PillingPrimary1.7km
  • Carter's Charity Voluntary Controlled Primary School, PreesallPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Wheel LaneBus stop297m
  • Methodist ChurchBus stop336m
  • PotteryBus stop673m
  • Crossing CottageBus stop766m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,091 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour786 reports27%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson208 reports7%
  • Other Theft189 reports7%

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 6HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR3 6HJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 6HJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£221k

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£273k

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3 bed1 bath
£321k

1 Holme Close, Pilling

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3 bed1 bath
£383k

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1 Laburnum Cottages, Taylors Lane, Pilling

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Westbourne Cottage is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR3 6HJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 1 Westbourne Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Westbourne Cottage was lodged in November 2016 at band E and expired in November 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Westbourne Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR3 6HJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Westbourne Cottage is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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