Apple Tree Barn, Town Lane, Much Hoole, Preston, PR4 4GJ

Apple Tree Barn is a four-bedroom detached house in Much Hoole, Preston, Preston (PR4 4GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2001–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £602,000 is 21% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £497,500.