88 Westhead Road, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9RS
About 88 Westhead Road
88 Westhead Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9RS). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 29.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 68.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £355,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Garagedetached
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
External or internal wall insulation added
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension and front dormers
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00748/FULHH
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Demolition of existing garage and erection of 2 storey gable extension.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00378/FULHH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
88 Westhead Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2016.
£365,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 29.8% per year over 7 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 29.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£355,000
+446.2%over 6 years29 March 2016
£65,000
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 88 Westhead Road, 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
88 Westhead Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,934
Street avg £2,377
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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