33 Rectory Close, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9SH
About 33 Rectory Close
33 Rectory Close is a three-bedroom 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 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 79 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 32.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 56.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2019 at £220,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
33 Rectory Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
33 Rectory Close has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Side and rear single storey extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01065/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 24 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 May 2019Most recent
£220,000
+51.7%over 4 years9 September 2014
£145,000
+152.2%over 19 years21 June 1995
£57,500
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 33 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
EPC Rating for 33 Rectory Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,785
Street avg £2,192
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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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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