7 Heatherleigh, Leyland, PR26 7QF

7 Heatherleigh is a three-bedroom detached house in Leyland (PR26 7QF). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It hasn't traded since August 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 84 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 39 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 44.4% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 75.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.