The Barn, Cocker Lane, Leyland, PR26 7SU
About The Barn
The Barn is a semi-detached house in Leyland (PR26 7SU). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2844 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in December 2003. At 264 m² the property is well over the postcode median (146 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 65% above the 2003 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 40.4% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Barn has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The Barn changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.0% per year over 1 year.
£300,000
Growth on file: 13.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
9 December 2003Most recent
£300,000
+20.0%over 1 year13 June 2002
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 7SU: £337,500 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in PR26 7SU
Everything we know about The Barn, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Cocker Lane homes
On years held, The Barn stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,135
Street avg £2,304
Floor Area
264 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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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