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Walkford Close, Cottam, Preston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Walkford Close, Cottam, Preston · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/preston-lancashire/walkford-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for PR4 0QQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£305,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2020)
£237,410
23 sales
Price range
£173k – £313k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Apr 2026
PR4 0QQ

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At a glance

House prices£237k averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station50 min walkSalwick station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Walkford Close, Cottam, Preston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £305,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £253,590. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2020; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 70% detached, 30% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Walkford Close range from £172,995 to £312,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Walkford Close compared

PR4 postcode area£286,907
Preston£248,590
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Walkford Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all PR4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2020: £228,709 (14 sales)2020£229k2021: £207,995 (1 sales)2021£208k2023: £287,000 (1 sales)2023£287k2024: £262,500 (3 sales)2024£263k2025: £223,667 (3 sales)2025£224k2026: £305,000 (1 sales)2026£305k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached16£253,59024 Apr 2026
Semi-detached7£200,42627 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Walkford Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 24 Apr 2026£305,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 25 Jul 2025£260,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 27 Jun 2025£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 17 Apr 2025£196,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 28 Nov 2024£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 28 Jun 2024£245,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 23 Feb 2024£312,500 DetachedFreehold
18, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 28 Jul 2023£287,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 8 Jan 2021£207,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 4 Dec 2020£226,995 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 18 Nov 2020£249,000 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 18 Nov 2020£203,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
13, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 18 Nov 2020£203,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 25 Sep 2020£276,995 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 24 Sep 2020£221,995 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 11 Sep 2020£226,995 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 11 Sep 2020£245,995 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 28 Aug 2020£235,995 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 14 Aug 2020£203,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 12 Aug 2020£249,000 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 12 Aug 2020£249,000 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 6 Aug 2020£226,995 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 6 Aug 2020£172,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 24 Jul 2020£176,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
18, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 20 Jul 2020£276,995 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 17 Jul 2020£240,995 Detached New buildFreehold
19, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 10 Jul 2020£221,995 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Walkford Close PR4 0QQ 27 Mar 2020£245,995 Detached New buildFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
9, Walkford Close £245,995 (Sep 2020) → £305,000 (Apr 2026) +24%
over 6 yrs
14, Walkford Close £226,995 (Sep 2020) → £260,000 (Jul 2025) +15%
over 5 yrs
8, Walkford Close £207,995 (Jan 2021) → £215,000 (Jun 2025) +3%
over 4 yrs
5, Walkford Close £172,995 (Aug 2020) → £196,000 (Apr 2025) +13%
over 5 yrs
7, Walkford Close £203,995 (Aug 2020) → £230,000 (Nov 2024) +13%
over 4 yrs
11, Walkford Close £221,995 (Sep 2020) → £245,000 (Jun 2024) +10%
over 4 yrs
15, Walkford Close £276,995 (Sep 2020) → £312,500 (Feb 2024) +13%
over 3 yrs
18, Walkford Close £276,995 (Jul 2020) → £287,000 (Jul 2023) +4%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Walkford Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cottam Primary School 308 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Pool House Community Primary School 182 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston 192 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Ingol Community Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School 138 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Woodplumpton St Anne's CofE Primary School 107 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Harris Primary School 246 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Ashton Primary School 194 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.4 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Salwick station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk
  • Preston station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Lostock Hall station 5.4 mi · 1 hr 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Maxy House Road (by, Sandy Lane) 2 min walk
  • Maxy House Road (opp, Sandy Lane) 2 min walk
  • Broadstone Road (by, Broadstone Road) 2 min walk
  • Broadstone Road (adj, Broadstone Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Park Medical Practice
    Cottam Lane, Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston · 1.6 mi
  • Briarwood Medical Centre
    514 Blackpool Road, Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston · 1.7 mi
  • North Preston Medical Practice
    Broadway Surgery, 2 Broadway, Preston · 1.8 mi
  • Lane Ends Surgery
    200 Tulketh Brow, Ashton-On-Ribble, Preston · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Cottam Express · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Preston Tag Lane Local · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cottam - Merry Trees Lane · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ingol · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Cottam Lane Pharmacy · 1.6 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 1.7 mi

Dentists

  • Oaklands Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Burns Dental · 1.7 mi
  • 67-69 Dental Practice · 1.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.6%62.5%
Private rented6.3%20.3%
Social rented4.1%17.1%
Households996

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6470.2%64.1%
Aged 65+7.4%18.6%
Residents2,539

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Preston with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Walkford Close

Ethnic group

HerePreston
White89.8%72.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%20.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.9%

Religion

HerePreston
Christian58.7%47.6%
No religion31.7%26.3%
Not answered3.9%5.4%
Hindu2.5%3%
Muslim2%16.1%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Sikh0.3%0.7%
Other religion0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HerePreston
Born in the UK93.2%80.7%
Born outside the UK6.8%19.3%

Highest qualification

HerePreston
Level 4 qualifications and above50.5%31.7%
Level 3 qualifications21.2%18.3%
Level 2 qualifications11.9%12.8%
No qualifications6.1%19.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%9.4%
Apprenticeship4.3%5.4%
Other qualifications0.7%2.9%

General health

HerePreston
Very good health62.4%48.4%
Good health30.5%33.1%
Fair health5.4%12.9%
Bad health1.2%4.3%
Very bad health0.5%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HerePreston
2 cars or vans in household49.1%23.8%
1 car or van in household34.7%41.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%7%
No cars or vans in household3.9%27.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Preston.

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