What kind of home is 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU?

5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU sell for?

5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU last sold for £296,000 in August 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £93,500 in January 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between January 1998 and August 2018, 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU rose from £93,500 to £296,000, a change of £202,500. That works out to roughly +5.8% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU?

The current EPC rating for 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in June 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU?

5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (1,346 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU use?

The latest EPC at 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU?

5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU in?

5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU sits in Cottam, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR4 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU?

Police records around 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU 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 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU?

The closest primary school to 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU is Pool House Community Primary School (610m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Our Lady's Catholic High School (2.0km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU?

The closest bus stop to 5 Bude Close, PR4 0LU is Lightfoot Lane, 154m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Bude Close, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0LU

5 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

125 m²

1345 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Bude Close

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

5 Bude Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Cottam, Preston, Preston (PR4 0LU). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Last sale on file: £296,000 in August 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 20.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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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

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Bude Close, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Bude Close 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£356,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£296,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

23 August 2018Most recent
£296,000
+26.5%over 4 years
6 December 2013
£234,000
+17.0%over 4 years
16 September 2009
£200,000
-4.8%over 1 year
19 June 2008
£210,000
+124.6%over 10 years
30 January 1998
£93,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 0LU: £270,000 (2022–2011).

Nearby sales in PR4 0LU

On the street

Versus other Bude Close homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Bude Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,368

Street avg £2,000

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Floor Area

125 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.6 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

Lightfoot Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Pool House Community Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 0LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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FAQ

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