What type of property is 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW is a 3-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What was the last sold price for 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW last sold for £315,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £180,000 in October 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 2003 and June 2021, 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW rose from £180,000 to £315,000, a change of £135,000. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR6 8NW. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW is in council tax band D.

Where is 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW located?

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

Is 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW in a safe area?

Police records around 18 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.

What is the nearest station to 18 Smithy Close, PR6 8NW?

The closest bus stop to 18 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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18 Smithy Close, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NW

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Smithy Close

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

18 Smithy Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Brindle, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 8NW). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 is 16.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in June 2021. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble
Corner plotYes

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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.

18 Smithy Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Smithy Close, Brindle, Chorley, PR6 8NW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 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

£367,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£315,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

23 June 2021Most recent
£315,000
+26.0%over 15 years
25 May 2006
£250,000
+38.9%over 2 years
9 October 2003
£180,000

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.

18 Smithy Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,739

Street avg £2,750

On par

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 110 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Below

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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

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