23 Rectory Close, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9SH
About 23 Rectory Close
23 Rectory Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9SH). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 19.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 55.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £252,000. 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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Rectory Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension (Resubmission of planning application ref: 19/00428/FULHH)
- Agent
- PWA Planning
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00979/FULHH
- Oct 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of proposed works to a tree within a conservation area: Removal of cherry tree within front garden.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00866/TCON
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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.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£252,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£252,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR26 9SH: £295,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PR26 9SH
20 Rectory Close, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9SH
Sold Oct 2024
£245,00045 Rectory Close, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9SH
Sold Jun 2024
£425,0005 Rectory Close, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9SH
Sold Sept 2022
£295,0006 Rectory Close, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9SH
Sold Sept 2022
£220,00041 Rectory Close, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9SH
Sold Sept 2021
£335,000
Everything we know about 23 Rectory Close, 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 Rectory Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 23 Rectory Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,769
Street avg £2,192
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 km
Croston Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB