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8 Spires Grove, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0BZ

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
68 m²
730 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Spires Grove

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

8 Spires Grove is a semi-detached house in Cottam, Preston, Preston (PR4 0BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 730 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 15.1% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 23.7% 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.

8 Spires Grove's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Spires Grove, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Spires Grove has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 8 Spires Grove, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0BZ

1decisions1extensions1documents9nearby
  1. Apr 2001
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling

    Extension
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    06/2001/0213
    Full record in report

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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.

8 Spires Grove has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£191,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£166,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 July 2010Most recent

    £166,000

    +32.8%over 7 years

  2. 26 May 2003

    £125,000

    +82.5%over 2 years

  3. 25 June 2000

    £68,500

    +20.0%over 4 years

  4. 29 June 1995

    £57,100

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 0BZ: £172,500 (2024–2019).

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.

8 Spires Grove outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,448

Street avg £2,636

Below

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 67 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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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
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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£213k

1 Buzzard Road, Cottam

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1 Airey House, Lea Road, Lea Town

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1 Beagle Close, Higher Bartle

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1 Bartle Hall Cottage, Lea Lane, Bartle

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3 bed
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

0.1 km

Minster Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Cottam Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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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
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