Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£582,000
Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£582,000
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The estimate for West Lodge is modelled from its 168 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR3 1QB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
168 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2022
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in PR3 1QB
5 sales, median £595,000 (2024–2018)
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| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
West Lodge's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
1 September 2022Most recent
£565,000
+22.8%over 15 years12 June 2007
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 1QB: £595,000 (2024–2018).
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West Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnacre, Preston, Preston (PR3 1QB). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £565,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
West Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 July 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
West Lodge has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Price per m² for West Lodge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,363
Street avg £2,795
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Crime
221/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Kenlis Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Garstang Community Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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