2 Moorhey Cottages, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AE
About 2 Moorhey Cottages
2 Moorhey Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bretherton, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9AE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a G (score 2), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 53), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Other recorded features include a loft. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 82 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £295,500 in February 2025. Across 2023–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 35.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2 Moorhey Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2023FullIn report
Single detached garage (following demolition of existing detached garage)
- Agent
- DS Design and Structure Ltd
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00489/FULHH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Moorhey Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 35.5% per year over 2 years.
£295,500
Growth on file: 35.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
27 February 2025Most recent
£295,500
+79.1%over 1 year30 March 2023
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9AE: £210,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in PR26 9AE
1 Moorhey Cottages, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AE
Sold Jul 2025
£450,0004 Moorhey Cottages, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AE
Sold Sept 2021
£210,0007 Moorhey Cottages, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AE
Sold Aug 2020
£200,0008 Moorhey Cottages, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AE
Sold Nov 2018
£211,0005 Moorhey Cottages, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AE
Sold May 2017
£162,000
Everything we know about 2 Moorhey Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
2 Moorhey Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,604
Street avg £2,465
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.1 km
Blue Anchor — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB