8 Longcroft, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AL

8 Longcroft is a two-bedroom detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 288.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £249,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.