Meadowhead Farm is a detached house in Hothersall, Preston, Preston (PR3 2XB). It has a recorded floor area of 571 m² (around 6146 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £934,000 is 56.6% below the 2024 sale of £2,150,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 571 m² the property is well over the postcode median (201 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £2,150,000.
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Meadowhead Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2025
Change of use of land to tourism, including retention of shepherd's hut for use as holiday accommodation with parking.
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Latest sale on Meadowhead Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£934,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£2,150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Floor Area for Meadowhead Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,765
Street avg £3,389
Floor Area
571 m²
Street avg 208 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
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
0.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Erection of a new detached double garage with bin/log store. Conversion of an existing lean-to shippon to form a new (self-contained) habitable living space to be part of the existing dwelling. Formation of a new access track.
29 November 2024Most recent
£2,150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2XB: £851,000 (2025–2021).
Wingfield House Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston
Sold Oct 2025
Lane Ends Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston
Sold Dec 2024
Lower Cockhill Farm Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston
Sold Aug 2023
Welch House Barn Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston
Sold Jan 2022
Butcher Fold Farm The Granary Hothersall Lane Hothersall Preston
Sold Dec 2021

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
Asturian Gate — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
St Cecilia's RC High School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB