3 Brook Cottages, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
About 3 Brook Cottages
3 Brook Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bretherton, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 69% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £540,000. 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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Brook Cottages 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
3 Brook Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 25 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£540,000
+671.4%over 25 years19 January 1996
£70,000
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
£290,0001 Canal Leach, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
Sold Aug 2021
£305,0002 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
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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 North Road homes
Price per m² for 3 Brook Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £2,562
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 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