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Home Farm Cottage, Grape Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HB

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
196 m²
2110 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Home Farm Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Home Farm Cottage is a detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9HB). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Home Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Home Farm Cottage, Grape Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Home Farm Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

  1. Jul 2020
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area: Hornbeam (T1) - Reduce easterly stem to approximately 8m, crown raise remainder 4.5m and reduce weight on elongated limbs to north

    Agent
    Viking Tree Services
    Conservation Area
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    20/00542/TCON
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Notification of works to a tree within a conservation area: Felling of one hornbeam.

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    16/01043/TCON
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Home Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£639,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 9HB: £345,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Grape Lane homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Home Farm Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

59 (D)

Street avg 59 (D)

On par

Floor Area

196 m²

Street avg 242 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£529k

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PR26 9HB

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1 Highfield Road, Croston

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4 bed2 bath
£437k

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4 bed2 bath
£428k

1 Bramblewood, Croston

PR26 9RG

4 bed
£412k

1 Melrose Gardens, Croston

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3 bed2 bath
£409k

1 Moorhey Cottages, Bretherton

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2 bed2 bath
£400k

1 Home Farm Mews, Grape Lane, Croston

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£367k

1 Cock Robin Cottages, Highfield Road, Croston

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Leyland district page.
Full Leyland report

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

Croston Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy. 4 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR26 9HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR26 9HB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR26 9HB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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