16 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD
About 16 Orchard Mill Drive
16 Orchard Mill Drive is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 21.1% above the 2022 sale price. Sold August 2022 for £275,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
16 Orchard Mill Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 20 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2022Most recent
£275,000
+19.6%over 10 years9 August 2012
£230,000
+14.2%over 9 years6 December 2002
£201,350
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
£220,0389 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD
Sold Sept 2021
£176,00018 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD
Sold Sept 2021
£245,000
Everything we know about 16 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
16 Orchard Mill Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,741
Street avg £1,883
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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.
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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB