5 Forsythia Drive, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7DF
About 5 Forsythia Drive
5 Forsythia Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 7DF). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1164 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £250,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £283,000 is 13.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
5 Forsythia Drive 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 March 2022
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Planning history
5 Forsythia Drive has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£283,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 19 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
10 December 2021Most recent
£250,000
+20.2%over 15 years14 September 2006
£208,000
+8.9%over 9 months14 December 2005
£191,000
+37.8%over 2 years28 February 2003
£138,625
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR6 7DF: £195,000 (2026–2025).
Nearby sales in PR6 7DF
59 Forsythia Drive, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7DF
Sold Feb 2026
£103,00021 Forsythia Drive, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7DF
Sold Jan 2026
£195,00024 Forsythia Drive, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7DF
Sold Oct 2025
£320,00063 Forsythia Drive, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7DF
Sold Jun 2025
£110,00049 Forsythia Drive, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7DF
Sold Mar 2025
£110,000
Versus other Forsythia Drive homes
On epc rating, 5 Forsythia Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,311
Street avg £1,909
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
202/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
St Bedes Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Westwood Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.5dB







