2 Straits Cottage, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LT
About 2 Straits Cottage
2 Straits Cottage is a semi-detached house in Leyland (PR26 8LT). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Straits Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Straits Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
2 Straits Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£190,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 8LT: £620,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in PR26 8LT
Harrisons Farm, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LT
Sold Feb 2023
£165,000Norris Farm, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LT
Sold Aug 2022
£995,000Marsh House, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LT
Sold Jul 2021
£1,185,000Fieldway, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LT
Sold Jun 2021
£362,500White Lodge Bungalow, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LT
Sold Feb 2017
£350,000
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Versus other Ulnes Walton Lane homes
2 Straits Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 209 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Bullen's Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB