Wagtails Barn, Fleetwood Road, Esprick, Preston, PR4 3HJ
About Wagtails Barn
Wagtails Barn is a four-bedroom detached house in Esprick, Preston, Preston (PR4 3HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 278 m² (around 2992 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 278 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £571,000 is 24.1% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £460,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- GarageDouble, Integral
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Wagtails Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Wagtails Barn, Fleetwood Road, Esprick, Preston, PR4 3HJ
- Jan 2017OutbuildingOutlineOutcome in report
LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR PROPOSED ERECTION OF DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING TO REAR (FOR HOBBY AND STORAGE USE FOR PERSONAL USE TO THE APPLICANT, ESPECIALLY IN CONNECTION WITH CLASSIC CAR COLLECTION).
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/0914
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingMar 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£571,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 4 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£460,000
+22.7%over 4 years4 November 2016
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3HJ: £450,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PR4 3HJ
Hankinson Farm, Fleetwood Road, Esprick, Preston, PR4 3HJ
Sold Oct 2025
£440,000Raikes Barn, Fleetwood Road, Esprick, Preston, PR4 3HJ
Sold Dec 2024
£612,000The Old Farmhouse, Fleetwood Road, Esprick, Preston, PR4 3HJ
Sold Aug 2024
£450,000Raikes Farm, Fleetwood Road, Esprick, Preston, PR4 3HJ
Sold Jun 2024
£460,000Bridgeway, Fleetwood Road, Esprick, Preston, PR4 3HJ
Sold Apr 2023
£330,000
Versus other Fleetwood Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Wagtails Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,655
Street avg £2,293
Floor Area
278 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Old School — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Weeton Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







