Wallace Farmhouse, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BA
About Wallace Farmhouse
Wallace Farmhouse is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 5-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.
At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 38.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £527,500 in November 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- LandYes
Energy performance
Wallace Farmhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at Wallace Farmhouse.
2 applications on record at Wallace Farmhouse, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BA
- Jun 2001New BuildOutlineOutcome in report
OUTLINE APPLICATION FOR ONE DWELLING
- Reference
- 01/00355/OUT
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Wallace Farmhouse valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 4 years.
£527,500
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2024Most recent
£527,500
+25.0%over 4 years26 August 2020
£422,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0BA: £275,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PR3 0BA
Bramwell, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BA
Sold Jul 2025
£425,00015 Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BA
Sold Jun 2024
£200,000Hillside, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BA
Sold Nov 2023
£690,00027 Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BA
Sold Jun 2023
£273,5008 Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BA
Sold Dec 2022
£275,000
Versus other Wallace Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for Wallace Farmhouse lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,791
Street avg £2,270
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.4 km
Forton Bank — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Forton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







