1 White Horse Cottage, Garstang Road, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AB
About 1 White Horse Cottage
1 White Horse Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 794 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 26.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £135,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
1 White Horse Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 April 2021
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1 White Horse Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 White Horse Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 13 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£135,000
+9.8%over 4 years7 April 2016
£123,000
-1.6%over 8 years28 March 2008
£124,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 5AB: £158,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in PR3 5AB
2 White Horse Cottage, Garstang Road, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AB
Sold Apr 2026
£158,000929 Garstang Road, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AB
Sold Sept 2025
£150,000858 Garstang Road, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AB
Sold Mar 2025
£285,000923 Garstang Road, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AB
Sold Jun 2021
£211,500921 Garstang Road, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AB
Sold Dec 2020
£185,000
Versus other Garstang Road homes
1 White Horse Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,830
Street avg £2,028
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.1 km
White Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School. 4 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
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







