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About Darwen Side Barn
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Darwen Side Barn is a semi-detached house in Samlesbury, Preston, Preston (PR5 0UX). It has a recorded floor area of 387 m² (around 4166 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 387 m² the property is well over the postcode median (194 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, a porch and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Darwen Side Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Darwen Side Barn, Spring Lane, Samlesbury, Preston, PR5 0UX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Nov 2007PorchFullApproval
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Sub-division of dwelling house to form three dwelling units with accommodation in roof space. Entrance porch to front and side and single storey rear extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Darwen Side Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£800,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Versus other Spring Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Darwen Side Barn stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
387 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Spring Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR5 0UX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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