18 Pear Tree Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9HU

18 Pear Tree Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9HU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 sits 100% above the 2010 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 33.3% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).