Homecroft Cottage, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LU
About Homecroft Cottage
Homecroft Cottage is a semi-detached house in Leyland (PR26 8LU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.
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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 Rating
Planning history
Homecroft Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Homecroft Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£198,000
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 8LU: £355,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in PR26 8LU
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Sold Sept 2023
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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
Homecroft Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 162 m²
CO₂ Emissions
-0.2 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 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