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About The Forge
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Forge is a detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on gas: bulk lpg.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 11.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 117.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £350,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
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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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
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Versus other White Horse Lane homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
The Forge outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,321
Street avg £2,518
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
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· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
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