10 Black Croft, Clayton Le Woods, Chorley, PR6 7US

10 Black Croft is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Clayton-Le-Woods, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 7US). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–70 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 22 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in January 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £97,000 is 38.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 32.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.