What type of property is 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW?

17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW last change hands?

17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW last sold for £340,000 in November 2025. Before that, it sold for £304,750 in April 2021, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between April 2021 and November 2025, 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW rose from £304,750 to £340,000, a change of £35,250. That works out to roughly +2.4% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW?

17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (1,324 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 64% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR4 0QW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW located?

17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW sits in Cottam, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR4 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW?

Police records around 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW 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 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW?

The closest primary school to 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW is Cottam Primary School (343m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ashton Community Science College (1.8km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW?

The closest bus stop to 17 Hartford Crescent, PR4 0QW is Applewood Road, 160m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Hartford Crescent, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0QW

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

123 m²

1324 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

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Overview

About 17 Hartford Crescent

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

17 Hartford Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Cottam, Preston, Preston (PR4 0QW). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2020. The latest certificate (April 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £340,000 — fresh data. Across 2021–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year.

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.

Current Certificate

Apr 2021

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Valid until 15 April 2031

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Hartford Crescent, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Hartford Crescent 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.

Current estimate

£345,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£340,000

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

24 November 2025Most recent
£340,000
+11.6%over 4 years
29 April 2021
£304,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 0QW: £242,750 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in PR4 0QW

On the street

Versus other Hartford Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 17 Hartford Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,764

Street avg £2,670

Strongly above

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 5 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.

£357k

1 Barnstaple Way, Cottam

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4 bed2 bath

£380k

1 Bampton Drive, Cottam

PR4 0WL

4 bed2 bath

£346k

1 Armaside Road, Cottam

PR4 0WH

5 bed1 bath

£285k

1 Bartle Hall Cottage, Lea Lane, Bartle

PR4 0HA

3 bed

£348k

1 Ash Tree Close, Inskip

PR4 0ES

£320k

1 Blenheim Way, Cottam

PR4 0JF

£318k

1 Barley Close, Cottam

PR4 0EZ

£377k

1 Burstock Drive, Cottam

PR4 0QJ

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

0.2 km

Applewood Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 0QW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 0QW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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