Sycamores, Cocker Lane, Leyland, PR26 7SU
About Sycamores
Sycamores is a detached house in Leyland (PR26 7SU). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (149 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 24.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £291,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Sycamores has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£291,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 November 2021Most recent
£291,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 7SU: £337,500 (2023–2021).
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Versus other Cocker Lane homes
Floor Area for Sycamores lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,974
Street avg £2,189
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Newton Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Moss Side Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB