The Stables, Grape Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HB
About The Stables
The Stables is a four-bedroom detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9HB). It has a recorded floor area of 321 m² (around 3455 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2019) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 321 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 93.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £1,750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Garagedetached
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Stables ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side extension at The Stables.
- Jun 2020ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge condition no. 4 (materials) of planning permission 19/00636/FULHH (Erection of detached garage/store)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00233/DIS
- Nov 2019AmendmentIn report
Minor non-material amendment to planning permission 19/00636/FULHH (Erection of detached garage/store) involving the reconfiguration of the layout of the garage.
- Agent
- Neil Pike Architects
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00954/MNMA
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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.
£1,788,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£1,750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9HB: £345,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PR26 9HB
47 Grape Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HB
Sold Feb 2025
£245,00027 Grape Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HB
Sold Apr 2024
£400,000Oakdene, Grape Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HB
Sold Nov 2023
£865,00050 Grape Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HB
Sold Feb 2023
£345,0001 Hall Cottages, Grape Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HB
Sold Jun 2021
£480,000
Everything we know about The Stables, 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 Grape Lane homes
The Stables outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,452
Street avg £3,612
Floor Area
321 m²
Street avg 237 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
Croston Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy. 4 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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB