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About 1 Kents Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Kents Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Out Rawcliffe, Preston, Preston (PR3 6ST). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 156 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (216 m² median across 3 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £526,000.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Kents Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 1 Kents Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2023)
£526,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
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Versus other Clay Gap Lane homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Kents Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 236 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR3 6ST from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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