Happy Alley Barn is a detached house in Longridge, Preston, Preston (PR3 2YD). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Happy Alley Barn's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2021
Happy Alley Barn has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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Happy Alley Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
EPC Rating for Happy Alley Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Amendments to previous planning application comprising of additional windows to second floor front and rear elevation; 3no. rooflights to main building; existing windows to proposed staircase position altered and 1no. Velux to be omitted from front elevation (secondary building).
STONE, WOOD AND GLASS CONSERVATORY
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2YD: £165,000 (2022–2009).

Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
PR3 2AB
St Cecilias RCHS — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Cecilia's RC High School. 6 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB