Holmcroft, Gill Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 4SR
About Holmcroft
Holmcroft is a three-bedroom detached house in Longton, Preston, Preston (PR4 4SR). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 is 20% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 174.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £470,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDetached
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
Holmcroft 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£564,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£470,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 September 2022Most recent
£470,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 4SR: £230,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in PR4 4SR
2 Bank Terrace, Gill Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 4SR
Sold May 2023
£195,000Chapel House Farm, Gill Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 4SR
Sold Jun 2021
£1,650,000Gilroy, Gill Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 4SR
Sold May 2019
£230,0003 Bank Terrace, Gill Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 4SR
Sold Jan 2018
£199,500Ascalon, Gill Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 4SR
Sold Sept 2017
£285,000
Versus other Gill Lane homes
On floor area, Holmcroft runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,476
Street avg £2,699
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Walmer Bridge Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Little Hoole Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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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
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB