18 Yarrow Close, Croston, Leyland, PR26 9SJ

18 Yarrow Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Croston, Leyland, Leyland (PR26 9SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 36.8% above the 2014 sale price.