2 White Horse Cottage, Garstang Road, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AB

2 White Horse Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 14 years since the last transfer (April 2012). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 25.2% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode.