2 Norse Cottage, Pompian Brow, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AQ
About 2 Norse Cottage
2 Norse Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bretherton, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 117.5% above the 2002 sale of £74,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 61.7% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
2 Norse 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Norse Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Norse Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£74,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 June 2002Most recent
£74,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9AQ: £345,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in PR26 9AQ
45 Pompian Brow, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AQ
Sold Oct 2024
£112,5001 Pompian Brow, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AQ
Sold May 2024
£490,00049 Pompian Brow, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AQ
Sold May 2023
£220,000Inglenook, Pompian Brow, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AQ
Sold Jan 2023
£345,000Churchfields, Pompian Brow, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AQ
Sold Dec 2020
£675,000
Everything we know about 2 Norse Cottage, 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 other Pompian Brow homes
2 Norse Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£700
Street avg £2,446
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.2 km
Pompian Brow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB