Pop Hall Barn, Bay Horse Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HN
About Pop Hall Barn
Pop Hall Barn is a semi-detached house in Catforth, Preston, Preston (PR4 0HN). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Last sale on file: £595,000 in March 2022. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 96 m² it's 22.6% smaller 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). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£576/sq ft) was about 184.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2000.
Energy performance
Pop Hall Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Pop Hall Barn, Bay Horse Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0HN
- Dec 2000MixedFullOutcome in report
Construction of all weather horse exercise area, erection of 4no. box stable block/ hay store for private use, and change of use of agricultural land to form extension of residential curtilage (retrospective application).
Retrospective- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 06/2000/0758
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Pop Hall Barn has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£554,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 25 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2022Most recent
£595,000
+35.2%over 4 years8 December 2017
£440,000
+15.8%over 11 years30 May 2006
£380,000
+28.8%over 2 years22 September 2003
£295,000
+90.3%over 3 years30 November 1999
£155,000
+121.4%over 2 years22 May 1997
£70,000
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 price per m², Pop Hall Barn stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,198
Street avg £1,940
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







