196a, Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, PR26 6PP

196a is a one-bedroom detached house in Farington Moss, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 6PP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 48 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (48–153 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 80). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 12.9% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 125% above the typical sold price in the postcode.