Overlea, Bett Lane, Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8JH
About Overlea
Overlea is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wheelton, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1252 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £255,000 sits 363.6% above the 1999 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 66.6% below the postcode norm. At 116 m² it sits well below the postcode median (199 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Overlea's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Overlea has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Overlea, Bett Lane, Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8JH
- Aug 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side & single storey front and rear extensions
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/00715/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- OutlineNov 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Overlea's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£255,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 October 1999Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR6 8JH: £690,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in PR6 8JH
3 Bett Lane, Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8JH
Sold Sept 2025
£215,000Spring Bank, Bett Lane, Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8JH
Sold May 2024
£766,00020 Bett Lane, Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8JH
Sold Jul 2022
£757,50014 Bett Lane, Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8JH
Sold Nov 2021
£690,000Ancris, Bett Lane, Wheelton, Chorley, PR6 8JH
Sold Aug 2017
£5,000
Versus other Bett Lane homes
On years held, Overlea stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£473
Street avg £2,280
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
0.1 km
Blackburn Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Withnell Fold Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







