Barton Lane Preston
67 addresses across 4 postcodes (PR3), about 2 km (1.2 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 30701897.
- Sales: 25 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £476,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 2, D: 3, E: 6, F: 5, G: 2).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Preston costs £2,576 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Preston (Lancs), about 8.3 km (5.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 30 to 53 m above sea level.
- Noise: 22 of its 67 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is North Preston Medical Practice, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away.
- People: About 1,200 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £476,500 | £453,000 | £500,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £625,000 | £400,000 | £700,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £551,225 | £416,950 | £685,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £535,000 | £535,000 | £535,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £562,500 | £25,000 | £650,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2002 | 4 | £244,200 | £195,850 | £370,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2024 | CHESTNUT BARN PR3 5AX | Semi-detached | £453,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2024 | THE OLD SHIPPON PR3 5AU | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2022 | NORTH CROSS BARN PR3 5AX | Semi-detached | £700,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2022 | PRIMROSE COTTAGE PR3 5AX | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2022 | BLUEBELL HOUSE PR3 5AU | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2021 | CROSS HOUSE FARM PR3 5AX | Other | £570,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Nov 2020 | BROOKSIDE COTTAGE PR3 5AU | Detached | £416,950 | |
| 14 Aug 2020 | HILLSIDE FARM PR3 5AU | Other | £350,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Feb 2020 | MEADOW BARN PR3 5AX | Detached | £685,500 | |
| 25 Jan 2018 | MEADOW VIEW PR3 5AU | Other | £15,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jan 2018 | BARTON HOUSE FARM PR3 5AX | Detached | £535,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2017 | THE BARN, CROSS HOUSE FARM BARNS PR3 5AX | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 25 May 2016 | BROOKSIDE COTTAGE PR3 5AU | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2015 | PRIMROSE COTTAGE PR3 5AX | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2011 | SWALLOW BARN PR3 5AX | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2007 | THE COACH HOUSE PR3 5AX | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2007 | CHESTNUT BARN PR3 5AX | Semi-detached | £562,500 | |
| 5 Apr 2007 | THE STABLES, THISTLETON FARM PR3 5AX | Detached | £25,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2005 | THE COACH HOUSE PR3 5AX | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2004 | BARTON HOUSE FARM PR3 5AX | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2002 | BARTON HOUSE FARM PR3 5AX | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 31 May 2002 | CHESTNUT BARN PR3 5AX | Semi-detached | £260,000 | New build. |
| 26 Apr 2002 | PRIMROSE COTTAGE PR3 5AX | Detached | £228,400 | New build. |
| 3 Apr 2002 | WHITE ROSE BARN PR3 5AX | Detached | £195,850 | |
| 10 Sep 2001 | MEADOW BARN PR3 5AX | Detached | £300,000 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 181 m². Most common: House, detached (13); House, semi-detached (5); House (1). Built: before 1900 (7); 1930-1949 (3); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (17).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 1 Ivy Cottages, Langley Lane, Goosnargh
- 2 Brooklyn Cottage, Barton Lane, Barton
- 2 Ivy Cottages, Langley Lane, Goosnargh
- Barton House Farm, Barton Lane, Barton
- Barton Mill, Barton Lane, Barton
- Bluebell House, Barton Lane, Barton
- Brookside Cottage, Barton Lane, Barton
- Brookview House, Barton Lane, Barton
- Chestnut Barn, Barton Lane, Barton
- Cross House Farm, Barton Lane, Barton
- Hillside, Barton Lane, Barton
- Meadow Barn, Barton Lane, Barton
- The Coach House, Barton Lane, Barton
Council tax
What each band costs in Preston in 2026-27: Band D £2,576 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,717 | £2,003 | £2,290 | £2,576 | £3,148 | £3,721 | £4,293 | £5,151 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (23% of about 2,900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BARTON CROSS, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PR3 5AX | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| PR3 5AU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| PR3 2JS | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| PR3 5AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 67 addresses are between 30 m and 53 m above sea level (44 m on average); the ground rises about 23 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR3 2JS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PR3 5AQ | 86% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PR3 5AU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| PR3 5AX | 77% | 77% | 77% | 23% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Preston (Lancs) 5.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Salwick 1,620 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Kirkham and Wesham 398,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Preston City Centre | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 55.9 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | North Preston Medical Practice | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Goosnargh Pharmacy | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ajm Dental | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Preston Hospital | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Fulwood Police Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 380 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wing of Former Barton Old Hall, Circa 20 Metres South of Old Hall Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m (0.5 miles) north. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wing of Former Barton Old Hall, Circa 20 Metres South of Old Hall Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Helme Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Jack Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Black Fir Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Garden Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Gravelly Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Horns Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 67 |
22 of the street's 67 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Preston: see them on the Preston page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Barton Lane (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.