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Beechcroft, White Horse Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AH

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
219 m²
2357 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Beechcroft

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Beechcroft is a detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 47.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £640,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Beechcroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Beechcroft, White Horse Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Beechcroft has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£640,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£640,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 November 2022Most recent

    £640,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 5AH: £475,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other White Horse Lane homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Beechcroft outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,922

Street avg £2,605

On par

Floor Area

219 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Beechcroft

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£664k

1 D Urton Yard, Broughton

PR3 5BQ

£590k

1 Farm Meadow Drive, Broughton

PR3 5EN

£484k

1 Inglemere Court, Barton

PR3 5EG

£448k

1 Fairlie Drive, Barton

PR3 5EE

£435k

1 Halshaw Drive, Broughton

PR3 5AF

5 bed1 bath
£965k

1 Chancel Court, Broughton

PR3 5BU

£414k

1 Fieldbrook Avenue, Broughton

PR3 5NG

£378k

1 Downing Court, Woodplumpton Lane, Broughton

PR3 5JJ

Area

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.
Full Preston report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.8 km

White Horse — bus stop.

Closest school

1.4 km

Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR3 5AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR3 5AH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 5AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Beechcroft, White Horse Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.