North Cross Barn, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
About North Cross Barn
North Cross Barn is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 178 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (220 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £830,000 is 18.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 148.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £700,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
North Cross Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 February 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
3 applications on record at North Cross Barn, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Detached outbuilding to front
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2016/0962
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2017Decision
- OutbuildingJan 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on North Cross Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£830,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 November 2022Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 5AX: £570,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in PR3 5AX
Chestnut Barn, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
Sold Apr 2024
£453,000Primrose Cottage, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
Sold Nov 2022
£625,000Cross House Farm, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
Sold Jun 2021
£570,000Meadow Barn, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
Sold Feb 2020
£685,500Barton House Farm, Barton Lane, Barton, Preston, PR3 5AX
Sold Jan 2018
£535,000
Versus other Barton Lane homes
North Cross Barn outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,933
Street avg £2,323
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 248 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 12.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
221/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Moores Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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