Head Of The Moor Cottage, Thornley Road, Chaigley, Clitheroe, BB7 3LY
About Head Of The Moor Cottage
Head Of The Moor Cottage is a semi-detached house in Chaigley, Clitheroe, Clitheroe (BB7 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 140 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 2757.1% above the 2018 sale of £14,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£9/sq ft) was about 96.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold July 2018 for £14,000.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
Head Of The Moor Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Modernisation of an existing dated semi-detached cottage to include replacement of uPVC windows with aluminium diouble glazed units; re-roofing including inslutating;re-wiring to meet current regulations; addtion of rear door & alterations to 2 no. existing window openings. Addition of a double storey North facing rear elevation extension to provide living area at ground floor level and a master bed at first floor; a double storey East elevation extension to provide kitchen/dining at ground floor and bed at first floor; single storey detached garage.
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 25026
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Head Of The Moor Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -8.9% per year over 19 years.
£14,000
Growth on file: -8.9% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
5 July 2018Most recent
£14,000
-94.2%over 5 years12 July 2012
£240,000
+200.0%over 12 years18 October 1999
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BB7 3LY: £605,000 (2024–2021).
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£250,000
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Thornley Road homes
On price per m², Head Of The Moor Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£100
Street avg £3,154
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Walker Fold — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB