What type of property is The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH?

The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH?

The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH last sold for £350,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH have?

The current EPC rating for The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in February 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH?

The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft). That makes it about 40% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR3 5AH. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH heated?

The latest EPC at The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH records gas: bulk lpg as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH located?

The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH sits in Barton, Preston, Preston. It falls within the PR3 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH?

Police records around The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 47% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH?

The closest primary school to The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH is Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School (1.4km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Myerscough College (1.9km).

What is the nearest station to The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH?

The closest bus stop to The Forge, White Horse Lane, PR3 5AH is White Horse, 838m away. In total there are 16 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Forge, White Horse Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AH

Property type

Detached

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Overview

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 (139 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% 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.

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Energy

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

E52

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

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

The Forge has no planning applications on record.

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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

£389,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£350,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

14 June 2022Most recent
£350,000

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

Nearby sales in PR3 5AH

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.

The Forge outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,321

Street avg £2,518

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 136 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 7 years

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£378k

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£367k

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PR3 5EF

£366k

1 Fulmar Avenue, Broughton

PR3 5NB

£414k

1 Fieldbrook Avenue, Broughton

PR3 5NG

£435k

1 Halshaw Drive, Broughton

PR3 5AF

5 bed1 bath

£347k

1 Bamford Road, Broughton

PR3 5BY

£448k

1 Fairlie Drive, Barton

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£316k

1 Curlew Close, Broughton

PR3 5NH

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.

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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· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR3 5AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

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