What kind of home is 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD?

9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD?

9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD last sold for £176,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £139,950 in January 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD?

Across 3 sales between January 2003 and September 2021, 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD rose from £139,950 to £176,000, a change of £36,050. That works out to roughly +1.2% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD?

The current EPC rating for 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in March 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD?

9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (1,249 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR26 9RD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD use?

The latest EPC at 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD?

9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD is in council tax band C.

Which area is 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD in?

9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD sits in Croston, Leyland, Leyland. It falls within the PR26 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD?

Police records around 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD?

The closest primary school to 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD is Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School (603m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy (814m).

What is the nearest station to 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD?

The closest bus stop to 9 Orchard Mill Drive, PR26 9RD is Westhead Road, 308m away. The nearest rail option is Croston Rail Station, 687m away.

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9 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

116 m²

1249 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 9 Orchard Mill Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

9 Orchard Mill Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 116 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 27.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £176,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2026

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Orchard Mill Drive, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Orchard Mill Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

9 Orchard Mill Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£224,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£176,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

27 September 2021Most recent
£176,000
+12.1%over 14 years
29 January 2007
£157,000
+12.2%over 4 years
17 January 2003
£139,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9RD: £245,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Mill Drive homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

9 Orchard Mill Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,517

Street avg £1,893

Below

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Cock Robin Cottages, Highfield Road, Croston

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3 bed2 bath

£214k

1 Lostock Road, Croston

PR26 9HT

2 bed

£412k

1 Melrose Gardens, Croston

PR26 9HR

3 bed2 bath

£182k

1 Jubilee Way, Croston

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2 bed1 bath

£300k

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2 bed

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR26 9RD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR26 9RD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 28 points of interest in total.

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