Moss House Farm, Bay Horse Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HN
About Moss House Farm
Moss House Farm is a detached house in Catforth, Preston, Preston (PR4 0HN). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 148 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £439,900.
Energy performance
Moss House Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at Moss House Farm, Bay Horse Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HN
- Apr 2018DemolitionOutlineOutcome in report
Outline planning application for 1no. dwelling following demolition of existing buildings (access, landscaping and layout applied for)
- Documents
- 37 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/2018/0198
- More recent applications — locked
- OtherJul 2024Decision
- New BuildJul 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£439,900
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2020Most recent
£439,900
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 0HN: £275,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PR4 0HN
Stone Chimney, Bay Horse Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HN
Sold Oct 2025
£483,000South View, Bay Horse Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HN
Sold Feb 2024
£100,000Hawthorn Cottage, Bay Horse Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HN
Sold Oct 2023
£270,000Ash Cottage, Bay Horse Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HN
Sold Oct 2023
£280,000Cherry Cottage, Bay Horse Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HN
Sold Sept 2023
£275,000
Versus other Bay Horse Lane homes
On epc rating, Moss House Farm runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,972
Street avg £2,233
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Bay Horse Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Catforth Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







