Newstead Farm, School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
About Newstead Farm
Newstead Farm is a detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 26.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 80.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.
Energy performance
Newstead Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Newstead Farm 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
Newstead Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 July 2011Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0AS: £240,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PR3 0AS
Rosary, School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Sept 2024
£205,000Newstead Cottage, School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
Sold Jun 2022
£675,0007 School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
Sold Feb 2021
£240,000Oak Lodge, School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
Sold Nov 2020
£292,500
Versus other School Lane homes
Newstead Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,302
Street avg £2,172
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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.
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
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







