1 Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB
About 1 Merlin Close
1 Merlin Close is a detached house in Heapey, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £450,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 86.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Planning history
1 Merlin Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 1 Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB
- May 2016ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for certificate of lawfulness for erection of a proposed single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00264/CLPUD
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Merlin Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£479,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 27 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2025Most recent
£450,000
+212.6%over 27 years27 March 1998
£143,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR6 9BB: £310,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in PR6 9BB
9 Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB
Sold Jul 2024
£377,00017 Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB
Sold Aug 2021
£277,50011 Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB
Sold Nov 2018
£200,00015 Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB
Sold Jun 2017
£310,0008 Merlin Close, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9BB
Sold Nov 2015
£235,000
Versus other Merlin Close homes
On years held, 1 Merlin Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,041
Street avg £2,604
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km
Kittiwake Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







