What kind of home is 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW last change hands?

17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW last sold for £310,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £165,000 in February 2013, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

Across 2 sales between February 2013 and August 2022, 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW rose from £165,000 to £310,000, a change of £145,000. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

The current EPC rating for 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in July 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR6 8NW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW use?

The latest EPC at 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW is in council tax band C.

Which area is 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW in?

17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW sits in Brindle, Chorley, Chorley. It falls within the PR6 postcode district in Lancashire.

Is 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW 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.

How well connected is 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

The closest bus stop to 17 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW is St James church, 76m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Smithy Close, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NW

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 17 Smithy Close

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

17 Smithy Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Brindle, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 8NW). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 106.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £310,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2022

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Smithy Close, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Smithy Close has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£326,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£310,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

18 August 2022Most recent
£310,000
+87.9%over 9 years
11 February 2013
£165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR6 8NW: £400,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in PR6 8NW

On the street

Versus other Smithy Close homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Smithy Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,493

Street avg £2,670

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St James church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR6 8NW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR6 8NW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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