Timothy Cottage, Whalley Road, Hurst Green, Clitheroe, BB7 9QJ

Timothy Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hurst Green, Clitheroe, Clitheroe (BB7 9QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since December 2003, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £637,000 sits 68.3% above the 2003 sale of £378,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.