The Redbrick Barn, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BB
About The Redbrick Barn
The Redbrick Barn is a detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 262.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 163.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
The Redbrick Barn has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at The Redbrick Barn, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BB
- Dec 2018ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00962/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2022Decision
- FullAug 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for The Redbrick Barn has grown more than fourfold since the 2018 starting point.
£226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 262.7% per year over 3 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 262.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£220,000
+5400.0%over 3 years17 July 2018
£4,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0BB: £325,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in PR3 0BB
Haywood House, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BB
Sold Jan 2022
£115,000Dove Cote, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BB
Sold Dec 2021
£520,000Kenlin House, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BB
Sold Jun 2021
£507,500Mayflower, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BB
Sold Apr 2021
£325,000Holme View, Wallace Lane, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BB
Sold Jun 2017
£390,000
Versus other Wallace Lane homes
On price per m², The Redbrick Barn stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,143
Street avg £1,863
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 183 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Pennine Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Forton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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