Highfield Farm, North Road, Bretherton, Leyland, PR26 9AY
About Highfield Farm
Highfield Farm is a detached house in Bretherton, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 113 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, 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
Energy performance
Highfield Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Highfield Farm has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2025New BuildOutlineIn report
Permission in principle application for the erection of 1no. dwelling
- Agent
- DE POL ASSOCIATES
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00007/PIP
- May 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension to northern elevation of existing property.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01157/FULHH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Highfield Farm
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
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Sales history & valuation
Highfield Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£305,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 Highfield Farm, 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
EPC Rating for Highfield Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 148 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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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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