What kind of home is Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH?

Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What is the EPC rating for Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH?

The current EPC rating for Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH?

Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (1,442 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR6 8NH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH use?

The latest EPC at Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH have?

Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH has 2 approved extension applications on file including side and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH?

Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH in?

Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH sits in Brindle, Chorley, Chorley. It falls within the PR6 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH?

Police records around Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH?

The closest primary school to Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH is Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (58m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH?

The closest bus stop to Beech Cottage, Water Street, PR6 8NH is St James Church, 221m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Beech Cottage, Water Street, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NH

4 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

134 m²

1442 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Beech Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Beech Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Brindle, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 8NH). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Beech Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Beech Cottage, Water Street, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Beech Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

4 applications on record at Beech Cottage, Water Street, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NH

4decisions2extensions152documents2nearby

Flagged:Listed building

Dec 2021
ExtensionHeritage
Outcome in report
Application for listed building consent for single storey side and rear extensions, dormers to rear, digging out to rear of property to expose basement window, and internal and external renovations
Listed
Documents
44 docs on file
Reference
21/00915/LBC
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
OutbuildingJun 2024Decision
ConditionsDec 2022Application to discharge conditions nos.4 (materials), 5 (access), 6 (parking and manoeuvring areas), 8 (schedule of works and methodology), 9 (building recording), 10 (fenestration), 11 (rainwater goods), 12 (hard landscaping), and 13 (roof lights) of planning permission ref: 21/00914/FUL (Single storey side and rear extensions, digging out to rear of property to expose basement window, and internal and external renovations) and conditions nos. 4 (materials), 5 (windows), 6 (rainwater goods), 7 (schedule of works), 8 (building recording), and 9 (roof lights) of listed build consent ref:21/00915/LBC (Application for listed building consent for single storey side and rear extensions, digging out to rear of property to expose basement window, and internal and external renovations)Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Beech Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£461,000

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR6 8NH: £260,000 (2025–2009).

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On the street

Versus other Water Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating

60 (D)

Street avg 59 (D)

On par

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 136 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

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Area

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

St James Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR6 8NH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

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