Holly Tree Cottage, Pompian Brow, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AQ
About Holly Tree Cottage
Holly Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bretherton, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1258 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 117 m² it's 18.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £343,000 is 37.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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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
Holly Tree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
Holly Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Holly Tree Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 20 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2016Most recent
£250,000
+6.2%over 3 years2 June 2013
£235,500
+194.4%over 16 years13 June 1996
£80,000
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
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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
Holly Tree Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,139
Street avg £2,370
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB