Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Welshes Cottage, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB
3 sales on record2 planning records
Estimated value
£319,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£340,000)-6%
- Against PR4 3ZB's recent median (£495,000)-36%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£319,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£340,000)-6%
- Against PR4 3ZB's recent median (£495,000)-36%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Welshes Cottage is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 3ZB. 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
94 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2022
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in PR4 3ZB
5 sales, median £495,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | 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.
Welshes Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Sales timeline
15 December 2025Most recent
£340,000
+93.2%over 14 years22 September 2011
£176,000
+158.8%over 13 years14 September 1998
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3ZB: £495,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PR4 3ZB
Wilsons Farm House, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB
Sold Dec 2024
£535,000New Forest Farm, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB
Sold Jul 2024
£495,000Manor House, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB
Sold Nov 2021
£550,000Lunendales Cottage, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB
Sold Aug 2021
£220,0001 South View, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB
Sold Aug 2021
£300,897
What this page doesn't show
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- 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 Welshes Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Welshes Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Elswick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3ZB). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
It changed hands recently, sold December 2025 for £340,000. At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (176 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 September 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Sept 2022from Jun 2009
EPC improved fromE40toC69
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Walls
Very PoorPoor
Wall insulation improved
Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Welshes Cottage, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Welshes Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at Welshes Cottage, High Street, Elswick, Preston, PR4 3ZB
2decisions2extensions7documents
- Feb 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 15/0079
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2015Decision
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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Welshes Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,617
Street avg £1,931
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 7.4 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
0.1 km
Ship Hotel — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Great Eccleston Copp CofE Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonPrimary1.9km
Nearest stops
- Ship HotelBus stop110m
- Ship InnBus stop112m
- Chestnut DriveBus stop164m
- Boot and ShoeBus stop188m
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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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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 Welshes Cottage is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR4 3ZB. 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. 3 sales are recorded for Welshes 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 Welshes Cottage was lodged in September 2022 at band C and is valid until September 2032. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Welshes 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 2 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR4 3ZB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Welshes Cottage is in council tax band D. 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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