Smithy Cottage, Eyes Lane, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AS
About Smithy Cottage
Smithy Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bretherton, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9AS). It has a recorded floor area of 201 m² (around 2164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014. Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £868,000 is 12% above the 2014 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Smithy Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Aug 2018AmendmentIn report
Minor non-material amendment to planning approval 18/00393/FULHH (which was for a single storey side extension and replacement outbuilding following demolition of existing garage) involving alterations to windows.
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00657/MNMA
- Jun 2018DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension and replacement outbuilding following demolition of existing garage.
- Agent
- Extended Design Limited
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00393/FULHH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£868,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 8 years.
£775,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
14 August 2014Most recent
£775,000
+31.4%over 7 years9 November 2006
£590,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in PR26 9AS: £417,500 (2013–2007).
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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
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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
0.3 km
Pompian Brow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB