Windmill Cottage, Liverpool Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AX
About Windmill Cottage
Windmill Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bretherton, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9AX). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1791 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 166 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 sits 56.9% above the 2013 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedouble
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Windmill 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Windmill 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
Windmill Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 15 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2013Most recent
£290,000
+26.1%over 11 years22 March 2002
£230,000
+64.3%over 3 years11 December 1998
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9AX: £239,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in PR26 9AX
Wyncot, Liverpool Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AX
Sold Apr 2022
£239,0001 Mill Brow Cottages, Liverpool Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AX
Sold May 2017
£235,000The Windmill, Liverpool Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AX
Sold Jan 2007
£490,0002 Mill Brow Cottages, Liverpool Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AX
Sold Nov 2005
£350,000Homer House, Liverpool Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AX
Sold Dec 1997
£75,000
Everything we know about Windmill 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 Liverpool Road homes
EPC Rating for Windmill Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,743
Street avg £2,247
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Toll Bar — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Tarleton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB