The Cottage, Whittle Hill, Woodplumpton, Preston, PR4 0BA
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Woodplumpton, Preston, Preston (PR4 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 84 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in PR4 0BA: £308,000 (2024–2014).
Versus other Whittle Hill homes
The Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Whittle Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







