78a, Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RS
About 78a
78a is a four-bedroom detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9RS). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 27.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £324,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Garagesingle
Building
- Heating systemgas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
78a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
78a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- 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.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£324,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 September 2021Most recent
£324,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9RS: £225,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PR26 9RS
52 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RS
Sold Mar 2025
£170,00067 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RS
Sold Dec 2024
£215,00083 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RS
Sold Apr 2024
£400,00070 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RS
Sold Jul 2023
£225,00064 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RS
Sold Jun 2023
£625,160
Everything we know about 78a, 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 Westhead Road homes
On habitable rooms, 78a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,160
Street avg £2,405
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.4 km
Westhead Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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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