Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Keeps Cottage, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Estimated value
£388,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£479,000)-19%
- Against PR4 3XB's recent median (£240,000)+62%
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£388,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£479,000)-19%
- Against PR4 3XB's recent median (£240,000)+62%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Keeps Cottage is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 3XB. 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
106 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in PR4 3XB
5 sales, median £240,000 (2024–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
17 January 2022Most recent
£479,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3XB: £240,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in PR4 3XB
Tanamarra, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Sold Oct 2024
£520,0001 Crossmoor Cottage, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Sold Aug 2021
£240,0004 Council House, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Sold Dec 2019
£162,500Keeps Barn Farm, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Sold Jul 2019
£5,0002 Keeps Barn, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Sold May 2016
£1,000
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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About Keeps Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Keeps Cottage is a detached house in Crossmoor, Preston, Preston (PR4 3XB). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 is 19% below the 2022 sale of £479,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 452.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £479,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Keeps Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Mar 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 March 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Keeps Cottage, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Keeps Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Preston Road homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Keeps Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,519
Street avg £1,217
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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.
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
1.3 km
Lane Heads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Inskip St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided School. 4 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Inskip St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided SchoolPrimary1.4km
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonPrimary2.2km
- Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
- St Michael's-On-Wyre Church of England Primary School & NurseryPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- Lane HeadsBus stop1.3km
- Hoole HouseBus stop1.5km
- Pinfold LaneBus stop1.6km
- St Peters ChurchBus stop1.9km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,562 reports38%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,325 reports32%
- Criminal Damage & Arson355 reports9%
- Other Theft219 reports5%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR4 3XB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB
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.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Keeps Cottage is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 3XB. 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 Keeps 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 Keeps Cottage was lodged in March 2021 at band E and is valid until March 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Keeps 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 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR4 3XB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Keeps Cottage is in council tax band E. 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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