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 £451,000 sits 137.4% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 November 2033
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
£451,000
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
221/mo
Falling 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







