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1 Spires Grove, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0BZ

6 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Spires Grove

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

1 Spires Grove is a detached house in Cottam, Preston, Preston (PR4 0BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold September 2019 for £208,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 78 m² it's 25.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 is 27.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 60.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Spires Grove, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Spires Grove has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 Spires Grove, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0BZ

1decisions1extensions10documents9nearby
  1. Aug 2014
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Erection of first floor extension above existing garage to side of dwelling

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    06/2014/0472
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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.

Latest sale on 1 Spires Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£266,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£208,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 September 2019Most recent

    £208,000

    -9.6%

  2. 23 June 2019

    £230,000

    +24.3%over 5 years

  3. 28 May 2014

    £185,000

    +5.7%over 10 months

  4. 23 July 2013

    £175,000

    +84.2%over 11 years

  5. 16 November 2001

    £95,000

    +28.4%over 4 years

  6. 30 October 1997

    £74,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 0BZ: £170,000 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Spires Grove homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 1 Spires Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,667

Street avg £2,609

Above

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Spires Grove

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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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
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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.
Full Preston report

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Minster Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cottam Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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 PR4 0BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR4 0BZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 0BZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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