The Old Barn, Roots Lane, Catforth, Preston, PR4 0JB

The Old Barn is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Catforth, Preston, Preston (PR4 0JB). It has a recorded floor area of 257 m² (around 2766 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 257 m² the property is well over the postcode median (168 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 is 31.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 40.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.