25 Rectory Close, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9SH
About 25 Rectory Close
25 Rectory Close is a semi-detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9SH). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in May 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 318.8% above the 1997 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 66.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 79 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Dec 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to front dormer including installation of new window and reduction in size of rear window to bathroom.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00502/FULHH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
25 Rectory Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 May 1997Most recent
£48,000
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 25 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
25 Rectory Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£608
Street avg £2,301
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.1 km
Croston Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Trinity and St Michael's VA CofE/Methodist Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB