7a, Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ
About 7a
7a is a two-bedroom detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 21 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 18.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 92.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £412,419. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagesingle, integral
Building
- Heating systemgas
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2021DemolitionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
- Agent
- DP Architectural Services Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01213/CLPUD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
7a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 26 years.
£412,419
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
24 August 2021Most recent
£412,419
+205.5%over 22 years21 January 1999
£135,000
+12.5%over 3 years19 January 1996
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9HJ: £220,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PR26 9HJ
4 Willow Bank Cottages, Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ
Sold Nov 2025
£216,00011 Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ
Sold Mar 2025
£268,00013 Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ
Sold Apr 2024
£195,0003 Willow Bank Cottages, Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ
Sold Feb 2024
£220,0002 Willow Bank Cottages, Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ
Sold Aug 2023
£265,000
Everything we know about 7a, 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 Out Lane homes
Price per m² for 7a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,555
Street avg £2,073
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.2 km
Westhead Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB