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Birch Cottage, Fleetwood Road, Esprick, Preston, PR4 3HJ

1 planning record

Estimated value

£279,000

  • Since the 2005 sale (£157,500)+77%
  • Against PR4 3HJ's recent median (£450,000)-38%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£279,000

  • Against its 2005 sale (£157,500)+77%
  • Against PR4 3HJ's recent median (£450,000)-38%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Birch Cottage is modelled from its 99 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 3HJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    99 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2018

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2005

  • Recent sales in PR4 3HJ

    5 sales, median £450,000 (2025–2023)

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SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 August 2005Most recent

    £157,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3HJ: £450,000 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Birch Cottage

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

Birch Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Esprick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Held since August 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 77.1% above the 2005 sale of £157,500. At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • LandYes
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  • 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.

Current Certificate
May 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 May 2028

1 year remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Birch Cottage, Fleetwood Road, Esprick, Preston, PR4 3HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Birch Cottage, Fleetwood Road, Esprick, Preston, PR4 3HJ

1decisions9documents
  1. May 2015
    Conditions
    Outcome in report

    PROPOSED REMOVAL OF CONDITION 2 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 07/0069 TO ALLOW HOLIDAY COTTAGE TO BE OCCUPIED AS PERMANENT RESIDENTIAL DWELLING

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    15/0186
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On the street

Versus other Fleetwood Road homes

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

Years Held for Birch Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,591

Street avg £2,304

Strongly below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 171 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 8.9 t/year

Above
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

0.0 km

Old School — bus stop.

Closest school

2.9 km

Weeton Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Weeton Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

  • Old SchoolBus stop35m
  • Old SchoolBus stop54m
  • Greenhalgh LaneBus stop525m
  • Fleetwood Old RoadBus stop1.1km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,562 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,325 reports32%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson355 reports9%
  • Other Theft219 reports5%

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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 3HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR4 3HJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 3HJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Birch Cottage is modelled from its 99 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 3HJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Birch Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Birch Cottage was lodged in May 2018 at band C and is valid until May 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Birch Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 26 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR4 3HJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Birch Cottage is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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