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Get startedBrindle Mill Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Hoghton, Preston, Preston (PR5 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 30.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Demolition of existing detached garage and erection of replacement detached garage
Brindle Mill Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On co₂ emissions, Brindle Mill Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,030
Street avg £2,045
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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16 January 2017Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR5 0DR: £249,950 (2025–2024).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
PR5 0DX
Brindle St Josephs RCPS — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Brindle. 11 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB