1 Black Horse Cottages, Town Lane, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GJ
About 1 Black Horse Cottages
1 Black Horse Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Much Hoole, Preston, Preston (PR4 4GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
It hasn't traded since September 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 810% above the 1996 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£27/sq ft) was about 87.3% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Black Horse Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Black Horse Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£20,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 September 1996Most recent
£20,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 4GJ: £850,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PR4 4GJ
12 Town Lane, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GJ
Sold Mar 2025
£1,030,00014 Town Lane, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GJ
Sold Feb 2024
£850,000Privet Cottage, Town Lane, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GJ
Sold Sept 2023
£250,000Fern Bank, Town Lane, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GJ
Sold May 2023
£975,0002 Black Horse Cottages, Town Lane, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GJ
Sold Apr 2023
£199,950
Versus other Town Lane homes
Price per m² for 1 Black Horse Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£286
Street avg £2,584
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
Liverpool Old Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Hoole St Michael CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







