Raingills Farm, Ratcliffe Wharf Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AP
About Raingills Farm
Raingills Farm is a detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £580,000 is 27.5% below the 2021 sale of £800,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 144% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £800,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Raingills Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jun 2023
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Planning history
A an annexe application was refused at Raingills Farm in 2023.
4 applications on record at Raingills Farm, Ratcliffe Wharf Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AP
- May 2006OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Proposed stables
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00217/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2023Decision
- AnnexSept 2023Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Raingills Farm has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£580,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 17 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2021Most recent
£800,000
+105.1%over 17 years11 September 2003
£390,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in PR3 0AP: £217,500 (2023–1997).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Raingills Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Forton Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







