The Old Farmhouse is a five-bedroom detached house in Hothersall, Preston, Preston (PR3 2XB). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2363 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Preston HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £879,000 is 18% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Sold September 2020 for £745,000.
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The Old Farmhouse'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2021
The Old Farmhouse has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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The Old Farmhouse has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£879,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 18 years.
£745,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 18 years.
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The Old Farmhouse outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,394
Street avg £3,415
Floor Area
220 m²
Street avg 223 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 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
Extension to private dwelling to form garden room and extended utility facilities
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension and alterations.
10 September 2020Most recent
£745,000
+36.7%over 16 years22 June 2004
£545,000
+53.5%over 1 year1 November 2002
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2XB: £851,000 (2025–2022).
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Sold Aug 2023
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Sold Jan 2022

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
PR3 2AB
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