2 Keeps Barn, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
About 2 Keeps Barn
2 Keeps Barn is a semi-detached house in Crossmoor, Preston, Preston (PR4 3XB). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 19500% above the 2016 sale of £1,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1/sq ft) was about 98.5% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (May 2016). At 71 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 10 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Keeps Barn has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Keeps Barn was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 May 2016Most recent
£1,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR4 3XB: £479,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PR4 3XB
Tanamarra, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Sold Oct 2024
£520,000Fir Tree Barn, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Sold May 2023
£880,000Keeps Cottage, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Sold Jan 2022
£479,0001 Crossmoor Cottage, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Sold Aug 2021
£240,0004 Council House, Preston Road, Crossmoor, Preston, PR4 3XB
Sold Dec 2019
£162,500
Versus other Preston Road homes
On price per m², 2 Keeps Barn runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£14
Street avg £1,968
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
1.3 km
Lane Heads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Inskip St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







