Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Ease Farm House is a semi-detached house in Ribchester, Preston, Preston (PR3 3XX). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 181 m² it's 19.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 is 11.2% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £510,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Ease Farm House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jun 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 June 2024
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
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1 application on record at Ease Farm House, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey Garden Room extension to rear of property.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£567,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£510,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
25 May 2022Most recent
£510,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 3XX: £485,000 (2021–2014).
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
Ease Barn Farm, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Oct 2014
5 Dutton Lee Cottages, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Sept 2007
Ease Farm House is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,818
Street avg £2,827
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 160 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 11 years
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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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