What kind of home is 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY?

16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY?

16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY last sold for £275,500 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £93,650 in December 1997, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 1997 and November 2021, 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY rose from £93,650 to £275,500, a change of £181,850. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY?

The current EPC rating for 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY?

16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR4 0BY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY use?

The latest EPC at 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY?

16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY is in council tax band E.

Which area is 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY in?

16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY sits in Cottam, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR4 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY?

Police records around 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 61% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY?

The closest primary school to 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY is Cottam Primary School (124m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ashton Community Science College (1.5km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY?

The closest bus stop to 16 Minster Park, PR4 0BY is Minster Park, 156m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Minster Park, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0BY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Minster Park

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

16 Minster Park is a four-bedroom detached house in Cottam, Preston, Preston (PR4 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 99 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £327,000 is 18.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 40.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £275,500. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Minster Park, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Minster Park has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Current estimate

£327,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£275,500

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

19 November 2021Most recent
£275,500
+194.2%over 23 years
18 December 1997
£93,650

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 0BY: £230,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in PR4 0BY

On the street

Versus other Minster Park homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£2,783

Street avg £2,487

Above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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.

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Minster Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Cottam Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR4 0BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 0BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

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FAQ

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