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8 Dick Lane, Brinscall, Chorley, PR6 8QH

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Dick Lane

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

8 Dick Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brinscall, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 8QH). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 111 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 32.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 17.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £240,000.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageSingle, Detached
  • OutbuildingsYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Dick Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Dick Lane, Brinscall, Chorley, PR6 8QH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Dick Lane has no planning applications on record.

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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

£317,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£240,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 July 2020Most recent

    £240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR6 8QH: £242,500 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other Dick Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Dick Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,162

Street avg £2,162

On par

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Dick Lane

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chorley district page.

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

War Memorial — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR6 8QH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Dick Lane, Brinscall, Chorley, PR6 8QH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.