Steadbank, School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
About Steadbank
Steadbank is a four-bedroom detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 is 25.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 31.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in January 2018. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Steadbank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Steadbank, School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
- Jul 2018OtherOutcome in report
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural storage building
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00622/AGR
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Sales history & valuation
Steadbank valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£541,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£430,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 January 2018Most recent
£430,000
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
£475,0006 School Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0AS
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
Steadbank outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,402
Street avg £2,242
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 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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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







