Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Starch Hall, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
181 m²
1948 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
About Starch Hall
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Starch Hall 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 F. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 181 m² it's 19.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 16 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Starch Hall's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jun 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 June 2029
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Starch Hall, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Starch Hall, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
1decisions2nearby
- Apr 2001OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
ERECTION OF 2 NO. DOUBLE GARAGES
- Reference
- 1857
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Starch Hall has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
£525,000Ease Barn Farm, Gallows Lane, Ribchester, Preston, PR3 3XX
Sold Oct 2014
£190,000
Versus other Gallows Lane homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Starch Hall outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 160 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Preston district page.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR3 3XX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB
55 dB
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80 dB
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