Ease Barn Farm, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
About Ease Barn Farm
Ease Barn Farm is an end-of-terrace house in Ribchester, Preston, Preston (PR3 3XX). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (151 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 sits 141.6% above the 2014 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 66.6% below the postcode norm. On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
Ease Barn Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Mechanical ventilation installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Ease Barn Farm has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at Ease Barn Farm, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
- Dec 1998FullOutcome in report
ERECT STABLE BLOCK FOR USE BY THREE HORSES
- Reference
- 14052
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJun 2019Decision
- FullSept 2016Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 2014Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3XX: £510,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in PR3 3XX
Ease Farm House, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold May 2022
£510,000Pear Tree Cottage, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Jan 2021
£485,000Lower Dutton Farm, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Jul 2020
£865,0002 Bank Top Cottages, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Jun 2017
£525,0005 Dutton Lee Cottages, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Sept 2007
£338,000
Versus other Gallows Lane homes
On price per m², Ease Barn Farm runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£960
Street avg £3,199
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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
0.7 km
Grindlestone Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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
42.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







