8 Woodlands Way, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DU
About 8 Woodlands Way
8 Woodlands Way is a detached house in Barton, Preston, Preston (PR3 5DU). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a C (score 74). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
It hasn't traded since March 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 190 m² it's 27.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 35.1% above the 2001 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 44.6% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Woodlands Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2019/0172
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Sales history & valuation
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 March 2001Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR3 5DU: £370,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PR3 5DU
13 Woodlands Way, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DU
Sold May 2025
£370,0001 Woodlands Way, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DU
Sold Jun 2024
£345,00023 Woodlands Way, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DU
Sold Jun 2021
£378,0004 Woodlands Way, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DU
Sold May 2021
£420,00022 Woodlands Way, Barton, Preston, PR3 5DU
Sold Jan 2020
£235,000
Versus other Woodlands Way homes
On price per m², 8 Woodlands Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£974
Street avg £2,084
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Station Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB







