Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£451,000
Newest record on this page: November 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£451,000
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The estimate for Ease Barn Farm is modelled from its 198 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR3 3XX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
198 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2023
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in PR3 3XX
5 sales, median £510,000 (2022–2015)
| Data | This page | Full report |
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| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 5 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
31 October 2014Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3XX: £510,000 (2022–2015).
Ease Farm House, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold May 2022
Pear Tree Cottage, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Jan 2021
Lower Dutton Farm, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Jul 2020
2 Bank Top Cottages, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Jun 2017
5 Dutton Lee Cottages, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Sept 2007
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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.
Ease Barn Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 November 2033
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
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
ERECT STABLE BLOCK FOR USE BY THREE HORSES
+ 2 more applications in the report
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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
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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