Croston Farmhouse, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LU
About Croston Farmhouse
Croston Farmhouse is a semi-detached house in Leyland (PR26 8LU). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at -34.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 sits 336.5% above the 2000 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 73.6% 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
Croston Farmhouse'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Croston Farmhouse has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Croston Farmhouse was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -34.7% per year over 2 years.
£52,000
Growth on file: -34.7% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
1 October 2000Most recent
£52,000
-54.8%over 1 year20 November 1998
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 8LU: £355,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in PR26 8LU
Claremont, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LU
Sold Sept 2023
£300,000Millers Barn, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LU
Sold Mar 2023
£1,100,000Millers Farm, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LU
Sold Mar 2023
£750,0002 The Oaks, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LU
Sold Mar 2023
£140,000Dorbaricia, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LU
Sold Feb 2023
£355,000
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Versus other Ulnes Walton Lane homes
Price per m² for Croston Farmhouse lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£444
Street avg £2,359
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.1 km
The Oaks — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Leyland St James Church of England Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB