7 School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
About 7 School Lane
7 School Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 26.2% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
7 School Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 7 School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
- Aug 2000RenovationFullOutcome in report
ROOF LIFT TO DWELLING AND PITCHED ROOF TO ATTACHED GARAGE
- Reference
- 00/00555/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryAug 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 February 2021Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0AS: £292,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PR3 0AS
Rosary, School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
Sold Mar 2025
£475,0006 School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
Sold Sept 2024
£205,000Newstead Cottage, School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
Sold Jun 2022
£675,000Oak Lodge, School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
Sold Nov 2020
£292,50020 School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
Sold Mar 2020
£228,000
Versus other School Lane homes
7 School Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,069
Street avg £2,267
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.5 km
School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Forton Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







