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Lingard Cottage, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
72 m²
780 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Lingard Cottage

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

Lingard Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3ZB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 780 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (176 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 20% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2018 at £185,000.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Dec 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lingard Cottage, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lingard Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Lingard Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£222,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 10 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£185,000

Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 July 2018Most recent

    £185,000

    +1.6%over 10 years

  2. 4 January 2008

    £182,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3ZB: £495,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Lingard Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,554

Street avg £1,886

Strongly above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 181 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Lingard 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

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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.
£121k

1 Billington Street East, Wesham

PR4 3AQ

2 bed1 bath
£264k

1 Church Walk, Wesham

PR4 3DT

3 bed1 bath
£271k

1 Bluecoat Crescent, Newton

PR4 3TJ

3 bed1 bath
£179k

1 Albert Street, Wesham

PR4 3BN

3 bed1 bath
£280k

1 Bradshaw Lane, Greenhalgh

PR4 3HQ

3 bed1 bath
£320k

1 Alder Close, Newton

PR4 3TQ

3 bed
£323k

1 Carr Drive, Wesham

PR4 3DS

3 bed2 bath
£366k

1 Briarwood Close, Weeton

PR4 3PR

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

0.1 km

Ship Hotel — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School. 2 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 3ZB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR4 3ZB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR4 3ZB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

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 Lingard Cottage, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.