White Carr, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP
About White Carr
White Carr is a six-bedroom detached house in Forton, Preston, Preston (PR3 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2803 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. At 260 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 10 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. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £744,000 is 10.2% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£241/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
Energy performance
White Carr 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at White Carr, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP
- Jan 2010AnnexOutlineOutcome in report
Permitted Development Enquiry for conversion of existing coach house to provide a self-contained granny annexe
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00002/PDE
- More recent applications — locked
- FullMay 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on White Carr was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£744,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 12 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
10 June 2010Most recent
£675,000
+172.2%over 11 years26 October 1998
£248,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 0BP: £310,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in PR3 0BP
Tongues Cottage, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP
Sold Jan 2025
£330,500Southview, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP
Sold Mar 2021
£456,000Meadowcroft, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP
Sold Dec 2014
£191,000Heathfield, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP
Sold Jul 2014
£173,000The Hawthorns, Lancaster Road, Forton, Preston, PR3 0BP
Sold Feb 2014
£310,000
Versus other Lancaster Road homes
EPC Rating for White Carr lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,592
Street avg £2,135
Floor Area
260 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
30.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Brookfield Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Forton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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