Shireshead Vicarage, Whinney Brow, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AE
About Shireshead Vicarage
Shireshead Vicarage is a detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 314 m² (around 3380 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 314 m² the property is well over the postcode median (185 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
Shireshead Vicarage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Shireshead Vicarage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Shireshead Vicarage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£751,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0AE: £479,950 (2021–2013).
Versus other Whinney Brow homes
On epc rating, Shireshead Vicarage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
314 m²
Street avg 204 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Forton Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB







