1 Drinkhouse Farm, Drinkhouse Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9JH
About 1 Drinkhouse Farm
1 Drinkhouse Farm is a semi-detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9JH). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 12 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Drinkhouse Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, formation of hard surfaces including driveway, landscaping, and 1m high access gate and wall to front boundary.
- Agent
- MacMarshalls Ltd
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00902/FULHH
- Jul 2023OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed detached outbuilding and formation of hard surface access to proposed outbuilding
- Agent
- MacMarshalls Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00450/CLPUD
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Drinkhouse Farm
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
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Sales history & valuation
1 Drinkhouse Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£327,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9JH: £285,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in PR26 9JH
46 Drinkhouse Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9JH
Sold Sept 2021
£365,000Elsinor, Drinkhouse Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9JH
Sold Sept 2019
£299,95042 Drinkhouse Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9JH
Sold Apr 2018
£180,00066 Drinkhouse Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9JH
Sold Jul 2011
£345,00048 Drinkhouse Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9JH
Sold May 2006
£210,000
Everything we know about 1 Drinkhouse Farm, 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 Drinkhouse Road homes
1 Drinkhouse Farm outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.5 km
Westhead Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School. 3 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
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB