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Keeps Cottage, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB

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
Overview

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 £373,000 is 22.1% 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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The data behind every report

  • 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.

Keeps Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC 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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

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.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£373,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£479,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 January 2022Most recent

    £479,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3XB: £520,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Keeps Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • 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
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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£325k

1 Chapel Close, Wesham

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£323k

1 Carr Drive, Wesham

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3 bed2 bath
£431k

1 Chestnut Drive, Elswick

PR4 3GP

3 bed3 bath
£320k

1 Acorn Avenue, Newton

PR4 3GT

£320k

1 Alder Close, Newton

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3 bed
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

4/mo

Steady 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.

Go deeper on the local area

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 3XB

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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Keeps Cottage, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.