Workhouse Farm, Out Lane, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HJ

Workhouse Farm is a detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since October 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since August 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 sits 140% above the 2003 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 46.7% below the postcode norm.