8 Church Street, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HA
About 8 Church Street
8 Church Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9HA). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
It hasn't traded since June 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 83.5% above the 2011 sale of £133,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 47.4% below the postcode norm.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
8 Church Street 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 13 years.
£133,500
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
2 June 2011Most recent
£133,500
+142.7%over 13 years29 March 1998
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9HA: £295,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PR26 9HA
13 Church Street, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HA
Sold Sept 2025
£295,0006 Church Street, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HA
Sold Feb 2025
£325,00012 Church Street, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HA
Sold Sept 2021
£280,0002 Church Street, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HA
Sold May 2021
£90,00016 Church Street, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HA
Sold Nov 2020
£225,000
Everything we know about 8 Church Street, 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 Church Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 8 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,151
Street avg £2,478
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Croston Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB