2 Pepperhill Cottages, Hellifield Road, Bolton By Bowland, Clitheroe, BB7 4LU
About 2 Pepperhill Cottages
2 Pepperhill Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bolton By Bowland, Clitheroe, Clitheroe (BB7 4LU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Pepperhill Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Pepperhill Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Pepperhill Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in BB7 4LU: £405,000 (2020–1998).
Everything we know about 2 Pepperhill Cottages, 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 Hellifield Road homes
EPC Rating for 2 Pepperhill Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.9 km
Bolton By Bowland CEPS — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB