1 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD
About 1 Orchard Mill Drive
1 Orchard Mill Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sold August 2019 for £213,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 12.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 22 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingallocated
Energy performance
1 Orchard Mill Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Orchard Mill Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2016ConservatoryIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear conservatory measuring 3.4m in depth, 3m in width, 2.4m high to the eaves and 3m maximum height to the ridge.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00105/PDE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Orchard Mill Drive
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 Orchard Mill Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 17 years.
£213,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2019Most recent
£213,000
+22.4%over 3 years22 October 2015
£174,000
+33.3%over 12 years30 July 2003
£130,500
+7.4%over 1 year29 July 2002
£121,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9RD: £220,038 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PR26 9RD
3 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD
Sold Jun 2025
£335,00025 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD
Sold May 2025
£198,50023 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD
Sold Aug 2024
£220,03816 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD
Sold Aug 2022
£275,0009 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD
Sold Sept 2021
£176,000
Everything we know about 1 Orchard Mill Drive, 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 Orchard Mill Drive homes
Price per m² for 1 Orchard Mill Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,477
Street avg £1,849
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.3 km
Westhead Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB