Chew Mill Farmhouse, Elker Lane, Billington, Clitheroe, BB7 9HZ

Chew Mill Farmhouse is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Billington, Clitheroe, Clitheroe (BB7 9HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.

At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2012. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 164.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £735,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.