Withnell House Cottage, Bury Lane, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8BH
About Withnell House Cottage
Withnell House Cottage is a detached house in Withnell, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 8BH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 740 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (268 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. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 39.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 54.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
Energy performance
Withnell House Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Feb 2020
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Planning history
1 application on record at Withnell House Cottage, Bury Lane, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8BH
- Jun 2011ExtensionAmendmentOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Application for a minor non-material amendment to the plans for a two storey rear extension approved by 10/01099/FUL comprising of changes to the location of the french windows and the insertion of a single door in the rear elevation
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00551/MNMA
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Sales history & valuation
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 November 2010Most recent
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR6 8BH: £520,000 (2024–2009).
Nearby sales in PR6 8BH
3 Beardwood Cottages, Bury Lane, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8BH
Sold Jul 2024
£325,000Broadwood House, Bury Lane, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8BH
Sold Sept 2021
£520,000Archers Rough, Bury Lane, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8BH
Sold Feb 2020
£895,000Crossfields, Bury Lane, Withnell, Chorley, PR6 8BH
Sold Oct 2015
£895,000
Versus other Bury Lane homes
On price per m², Withnell House Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,634
Street avg £2,645
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 264 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 11.9 t/year
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
St Josephs Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Withnell. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







