Barton House Farm, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX

Barton House Farm is a six-bedroom detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 342 m² (around 3681 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 342 m² the property is well over the postcode median (210 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £783,000 is 46.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 32% below the postcode norm. Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.