Knott Farm, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
About Knott Farm
Knott Farm is a detached house in Thornley, Preston, Preston (PR3 2TB). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2020–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -73.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,180,000 sits 237.1% above the 2020 sale of £350,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2020 for £350,000.
Energy performance
Knott Farm'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 Knott Farm, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
- Oct 2020PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Construction of single storey extension to side and single storey porch to rear.
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 32188
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Sales history & valuation
Knott Farm changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£1,180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -73.1% per year over 1 year.
£350,000
Growth on file: -73.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
26 August 2020Most recent
£350,000
-73.1%24 March 2020
£1,300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2TB: £200,000 (2006–1995).
Nearby sales in PR3 2TB
1 Black Moss Cottages, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
Sold Aug 2006
£200,0002 Black Moss Cottages, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
Sold Aug 2006
£400,000Watering Trough Cottage, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
Sold Dec 2003
£200,000Ginfield, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
Sold Sept 1999
£80,000Woodhill, Chipping Road, Thornley, Preston, PR3 2TB
Sold Mar 1995
£96,000
Versus other Chipping Road homes
Knott Farm is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 152 m²
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Derby Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Barnacre Road Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







