Wharf Barn, Ratcliffe Wharf Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AN

Wharf Barn is a detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 257 m² (around 2766 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets.

At 257 m² the property is well over the postcode median (192 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 22% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £980,000 is 11.4% above the 2018 sale price.