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About Prospect Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Prospect Cottage is a detached house in Hoghton, Preston, Preston (PR5 0ED). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
At 114 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 34.7% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £225,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Prospect Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Prospect Cottage, Gregson Lane, Hoghton, Preston, PR5 0ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Prospect Cottage.
- May 2024OutlineGrant Certificate of Lawfulness
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of a detached outbuilding as a hairdressing salon (operating Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm with a maximum of two clients at any time and no more than two clients a day)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Prospect Cottage, Gregson Lane, Hoghton, Preston, PR5 0ED
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Detailed AI analysis
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Versus other Gregson Lane homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Prospect Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,974
Street avg £2,148
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR5 0ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 39 points of interest in total.
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