What type of property is Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN?

Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN is a detached house.

What did Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN sell for?

Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN last sold for £1,750,000 in November 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £850,000 in June 2022. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 2022 and November 2024, Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN rose from £850,000 to £1,750,000, a change of £900,000. That works out to roughly +34.8% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN?

The current EPC rating for Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN is F with a score of 34 out of 100, lodged in November 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN?

Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (1,948 sq ft). That makes it about 52% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR26 6PN. Source: EPC Register.

How is Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN heated?

The latest EPC at Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN records house coal as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

Has Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN had any planning applications?

Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN has 4 planning records on file (1 approved), most recent in August 2024. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN located?

Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN sits in Farington Moss, Leyland, Leyland. It falls within the PR26 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN?

Police records around Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN?

The closest primary school to Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN is Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School (1.2km), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wellfield Academy (2.0km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN?

The closest bus stop to Model Farm, Croston Road, PR26 6PN is Moss Lane, 48m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Model Farm, Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PN

3 sales on record4 planning records

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

181 m²

1948 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 34

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Model Farm

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Model Farm is a detached house in Farington Moss, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 6PN). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.

Across 2022–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 is 76.4% below the 2024 sale of £1,750,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£898/sq ft) was about 402.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Sold November 2024 for £1,750,000.

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Risks

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Trends

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Model Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F34

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

18.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Model Farm, Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Aug 2024
Conditions
In report
Discharge of Condition No. 7 (Landscaping) of planning permission 07/2021/00918/FUL
Agent
Macmarshalls
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
07/2024/00480/DIS
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May 2024
Change Of UseOutline
In report
Prior notification of agricultural development submitted under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development ) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), Schedule 2 Part 3 Class R. The proposal is for a change of use of the three existing buildings into storage use and part of a further building into storage use.
Agent
MacMarshalls Chartered Rural Surveyors & Planning Consultant
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
07/2024/00209/APD
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Model Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£413,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 34.8% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£1,750,000

Growth on file: 34.8% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

8 November 2024Most recent
£1,750,000
+96.9%over 9 months
6 February 2024
£888,903
+4.6%over 1 year
9 June 2022
£850,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 6PN: £240,000 (2022–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Croston Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Model Farm stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£9,669

Street avg £2,204

Strongly above

Floor Area

181 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

18.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Moss Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR26 6PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR26 6PN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.8dB

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Everything within walking distance

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