8 The Orchard, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HS
About 8 The Orchard
8 The Orchard is a semi-detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9HS). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 64 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 32 EPCs). Across 2021–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 32.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 31.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 88.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £189,000. 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 The Orchard has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 The Orchard
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
8 The Orchard changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 32.2% per year over 1 year.
£189,000
Growth on file: 32.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£189,000
+32.2%over 6 months24 March 2021
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9HS: £210,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in PR26 9HS
7 The Orchard, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HS
Sold Mar 2025
£237,50037 The Orchard, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HS
Sold Aug 2024
£100,0003 The Orchard, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HS
Sold Sept 2022
£287,5005 The Orchard, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HS
Sold Nov 2021
£210,00015 The Orchard, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HS
Sold May 2018
£140,000
Everything we know about 8 The Orchard, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other The Orchard homes
EPC Rating for 8 The Orchard lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,953
Street avg £2,317
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Moor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB