Red Cottage, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LT
About Red Cottage
Red Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Leyland (PR26 8LT). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since July 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 150 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (192 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 is 39.8% above the 2009 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Garagedouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemoil
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Red Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Red Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Red Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.3% per year over 13 years.
£297,500
Growth on file: 13.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2009Most recent
£297,500
+78.7%over 7 years25 October 2001
£166,500
+28.1%over 1 year28 October 1999
£130,000
+117.4%over 3 years3 October 1996
£59,800
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
Red Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£1,983
Street avg £2,220
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
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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