461 Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PL
About 461 Croston Road
461 Croston Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Farington Moss, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 6PL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 181.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £345,000 in March 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- Garagedouble
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
461 Croston Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Garage extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/2021/00297/HOH
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and formation of pitched roof over bay windows to front
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/2016/0425/HOH
What's in 461 Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PL's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2015.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 7 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
10 March 2023Most recent
£345,000
+106.6%over 7 years30 November 2015
£167,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 6PL: £340,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in PR26 6PL
409 Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PL
Sold Mar 2025
£340,000459 Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PL
Sold Feb 2024
£310,000394 Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PL
Sold Nov 2023
£825,000368 Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PL
Sold Aug 2022
£311,000457 Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PL
Sold May 2022
£345,000
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Versus other Croston Road homes
461 Croston Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,859
Street avg £2,228
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Five Acres — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Northbrook Primary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB