Brook House Barn, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
About Brook House Barn
Brook House Barn is a four-bedroom detached house in Bretherton, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 349 m² (around 3757 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in July 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 349 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 sits 1032.9% above the 2009 sale of £70,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 91.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bathrooms5
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedetached
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Brook House Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A recent planning application at Brook House Barn was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jun 2025OutlineIn report
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding and adjacent hardsurface area
- Agent
- MacMarshalls Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00302/CLPUD
- Apr 2019PorchFullIn report
Erection of detached outbuilding and porch to northern elevation of existing property.
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00069/FULHH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Brook House Barn
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Brook House Barn's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2009).
£793,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£70,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2009Most recent
£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
£305,0003 Brook Cottages, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
Sold Jun 2021
£540,0002 Brook Cottages, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
Sold Sept 2019
£227,500
Everything we know about Brook House Barn, 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other North Road homes
Brook House Barn is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£201
Street avg £2,908
Floor Area
349 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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