What type of property is 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS?

42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS sell for?

42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS last sold for £280,000 in April 2026. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £239,950 in November 2018. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS?

Across 3 sales between November 2018 and April 2026, 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS rose from £239,950 to £280,000, a change of £40,050. That works out to roughly +2.1% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS have?

The current EPC rating for 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS is B with a score of 86 out of 100, lodged in November 2016. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS?

42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (1,023 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR4 0DS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS heated?

The latest EPC at 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS located?

42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS sits in Cottam, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR4 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS?

Police records around 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS show an average of 259 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (25% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS?

The closest primary school to 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS is Cottam Primary School (704m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ashton Community Science College (2.2km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS?

The closest bus stop to 42 Maxy House Road, PR4 0DS is Miller Lane, 258m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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42 Maxy House Road, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0DS

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

95 m²

1023 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 86

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 42 Maxy House Road

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

42 Maxy House Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Cottam, Preston, Preston (PR4 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2016) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.

It changed hands recently, sold April 2026 for £280,000. Across 2018–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 22.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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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.

42 Maxy House Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate

Nov 2016

EPC Rating

B86

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 November 2026

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Maxy House Road, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Maxy House Road 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

42 Maxy House Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£286,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2026)

£280,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

26 April 2026Most recent
£280,000
-5.1%over 3 years
2 December 2022
£295,000
+22.9%over 4 years
30 November 2018
£239,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 0DS: £270,000 (2026–2023).

Nearby sales in PR4 0DS

On the street

Versus other Maxy House Road homes

Four headline reads against 44 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 42 Maxy House Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,947

Street avg £2,314

Strongly above

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

On par

Years Held

0 years

Street avg 7 years

Strongly below

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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.

Full Preston report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

259/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Miller Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Cottam Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 0DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low

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