Meadow Barn, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX

Meadow Barn is a four-bedroom detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 283 m² (around 3046 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 54), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 283 m² the property is well over the postcode median (210 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £882,000 is 28.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 51.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £685,500.