4 Canal Leach, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
About 4 Canal Leach
4 Canal Leach is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bretherton, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £290,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 16.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- Heating systemgas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 17 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£290,000
+31.8%over 5 years12 February 2016
£220,000
-8.3%over 9 years8 February 2007
£240,000
+20.6%over 2 years5 July 2004
£199,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9AY: £305,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in PR26 9AY
Fern Cottage, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
Sold Feb 2022
£50,0001 Canal Leach, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
Sold Aug 2021
£305,0003 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 4 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
4 Canal Leach is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,816
Street avg £2,670
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB