5 Downham Road, Chatburn, Clitheroe, BB7 4AU

5 Downham Road is an end-of-terrace house in Chatburn, Clitheroe, Clitheroe (BB7 4AU). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 302% above the 1999 sale of £40,800. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 52.6% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).