Foxfield, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN
About Foxfield
Foxfield is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Alston, Preston, Preston (PR3 3BN). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 20.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 15.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Foxfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once, has no mains gas supply, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Foxfield.
9 applications on record at Foxfield, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN
- Sept 1997ConversionFullOutcome in report
CHANGE OF USE OF BARN CONVERSION COMPRISING 1 NO. DWELLING TO FORM 2 NO. DWELLINGS
- Reference
- 13069
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryMay 2021Decision
- ExtensionMar 2012Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Foxfield valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£485,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2011Most recent
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3BN: £550,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PR3 3BN
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Nov 2023
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£395,000The Old Dairy, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN
Sold Aug 2022
£550,000Cross House, Alston Lane, Alston, Preston, PR3 3BN
Sold May 2021
£935,000
Versus other Alston Lane homes
Price per m²
£2,175
Street avg £2,411
Floor Area
223 m²
Street avg 199 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
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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
1.1 km
White Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge. 5 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
41.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB







