Moor Bottom Barn is a detached house in Knowle Green, Preston, Preston (PR3 2YS). It has a recorded floor area of 310 m² (around 3337 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 310 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
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Moor Bottom Barn ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2025
Resubmission of approved scheme ref. 3/2009/0753/P for change of use of barn to dwelling and erection of garage.
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Moor Bottom Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£945,000
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.
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Moor Bottom Barn outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
310 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 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
43.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 2YS: £390,000 (2025–2019).
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Sold Mar 2018
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Sold Feb 2015

Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Moor Nook — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB