Property market | £188,827 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Liverpool (34.7 miles) | |
Broadband | 58.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 72.6% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 27.5% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 119 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 392 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Wyre and Preston North level) | |
Community | Median age is 35.3 | Population of 1,150 | Happiness is Below Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 7.0 burglaries per 1k people (Preston) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (62 mins) | |
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£188,827 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Liverpool (34.7 miles) | |
58.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 35.3 | 1,150 | Happiness is Below Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 119 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 392 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Wyre and Preston North level) | |
7.0 burglaries per 1k people (Preston) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (62 mins) | |
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Barton has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Barton has had a steep increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £323,425, which is up 9.6% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £188,827 (up 4.7% on last year) , a terraced house £130,146 (up 2.6% on last year) and a flat £91,185. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £542 per month. Property prices in Barton are similar to the average property prices across Lancashire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Barton, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Lancashire region.
Property data is based on Preston level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Barton, or click here to browse the longer list of Barton property transactions from 2023.
Barton has a few schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in Jepps Avenue, Preston. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/3/2010) | Ofsted Report Link | Preston | |
Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (11/21/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Preston | |
St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/27/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Preston | |
Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/6/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Preston |
School | Type |
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Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/3/2010) |
Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (11/21/2012) |
St Mary and St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Barton Newsham Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/27/2019) |
Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/6/2013) |
Station | Distance from Barton | Commute options |
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Kirkham & Wesham A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +30% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (68 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (115 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 125 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - York (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Euston (167 mins - Avanti West Coast - £1677 monthly fare) View details |
Lostock Hall A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +24% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 96 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 118 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 152 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Bamber Bridge A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +26% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 99 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 115 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Leyland A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +30% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (63 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 111 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 116 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 142 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 164 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Pleasington A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +55% from the previous year. | 13 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 107 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 141 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Mill Hill (Lancs) A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +29% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 101 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 107 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 135 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Orrell A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +4% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 71 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 147 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Langho A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +20% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 84 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 112 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 146 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Blackburn A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +10% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 69 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (85 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 119 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Gathurst A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +13% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 52 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 113 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 139 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 158 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Preston) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Preston residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 72.6% | 81.7% |
Asian | 20.2% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 3.0% | 2.9% |
Black | 2.4% | 4.0% |
Other | 1.9% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Wyre and Preston North consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 13.5% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 11.8% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 15.1% | 119 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 24.1% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.0% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 9.6% | |
Routine occupations | 8.6% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.5% | 392 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.9% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Lancashire is average (67mbps). Barton is slower than this, with average download speeds of 58.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Wyre and Preston North level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 58.5 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 94.1% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.3% |
Crime stats were found at the Preston level:
Type | Preston | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 106 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 7 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 8 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 2 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 42 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Barton.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Cumbria and Lancashire | River Wyre | Rivers Wyre, Calder and Brock and other watercourses from Abbeystead to Catterall including Scorton, Garstang, Bilsborrow, Ainspool and Churchtown |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Barton, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £188,827 Detached: £323,425 | 106 | Primary: 4Secondary: | 15.1% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Clitheroe, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £273,093 Detached: £452,557 | 40 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Lancaster, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Penwortham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £200,211 Detached: £327,899 | 89 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 | 13.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Barton, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Hot property market | Semi-detached: £188,827 Detached: £323,425 | 106 | Primary: 4Secondary: |
Clitheroe, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £273,093 Detached: £452,557 | 40 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Lancaster, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 |
Penwortham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £200,211 Detached: £327,899 | 89 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 |
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