3 Briers Brow, Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8HD

3 Briers Brow is a one-bedroom detached house in Wheelton, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 8HD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 is 26.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 71.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.