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4 Barn Croft, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0SX

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Barn Croft

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Barn Croft is a detached house in Penwortham, Preston, Preston (PR1 0SX). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

At 95 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 29.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 20.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Barn Croft sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Barn Croft, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0SX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Barn Croft has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Barn Croft changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£297,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£230,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 October 2021Most recent

    £230,000

  2. 26 August 2021

    £230,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR1 0SX: £152,000 (2025–2015).

On the street

Versus other Barn Croft homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 4 Barn Croft lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,421

Street avg £2,168

Strongly above

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Barn Croft

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Manor Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Penwortham Girls' High School. 24 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR1 0SX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR1 0SX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR1 0SX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Barn Croft, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0SX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.