Dansons Farm Barn, Preston Road, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BL
About Dansons Farm Barn
Dansons Farm Barn is a detached house in Alston, Preston, Preston (PR3 3BL). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.
At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (173 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
Energy performance
Dansons Farm Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Dansons Farm Barn has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Dansons Farm Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£680,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3BL: £394,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in PR3 3BL
New Chapel House, Preston Road, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BL
Sold Jul 2022
£650,000Old Chapel Barn, Preston Road, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BL
Sold Jun 2022
£350,000Dansons Farm, Preston Road, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BL
Sold Jun 2021
£660,000Old Chapel House, Preston Road, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BL
Sold Sept 2015
£394,000Roadside Farm Cottage, Preston Road, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BL
Sold Sept 2013
£360,000
Versus other Preston Road homes
Dansons Farm Barn is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 192 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 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
White Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







