Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£828,000
Newest record on this page: November 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£828,000
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The estimate for 12 Porch Cottages is modelled from its 173 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PR6 9DE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
173 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2021
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in PR6 9DE
5 sales, median £476,000 (2020–2013)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2021 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Latest sale on 12 Porch Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
12 November 2021Most recent
£710,000
+35.2%over 4 years5 December 2016
£525,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR6 9DE: £476,000 (2020–2013).
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12 Porch Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Heapey, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 9DE). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 173 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £828,000 is 16.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £710,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
12 Porch Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 February 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
12 Porch Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 12 Porch Cottages, White Coppice, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9DE
Felling and removal of 1 Ash tree & approx 8 self seeded Sycamores, and dead wooding of previously topped willows, within White Coppice Conservation Area,
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On price per m², 12 Porch Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,104
Street avg £3,095
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
202/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
School House — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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