1 Canal Leach, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
About 1 Canal Leach
1 Canal Leach is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bretherton, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £305,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Canal Leach 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
1 Canal Leach saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 8 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2021Most recent
£305,000
+45.2%over 4 years11 June 2017
£210,000
29 November 2013
£209,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9AY: £290,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in PR26 9AY
Fern Cottage, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
Sold Feb 2022
£50,0004 Canal Leach, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
Sold Sept 2021
£290,0003 Brook Cottages, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
Sold Jun 2021
£540,0002 Brook Cottages, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
Sold Sept 2019
£227,500Fleetwood Farm, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
Sold May 2019
£495,000
Everything we know about 1 Canal Leach, 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 North Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 1 Canal Leach lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,506
Street avg £2,607
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 9.3 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
0.4 km
Marl Cop — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bretherton Endowed Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB