Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£525,000
Newest record on this page: November 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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£525,000
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The estimate for Watersmeet Cottage is modelled from its 150 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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
150 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2013
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in PR6 9DE
5 sales, median £515,000 (2021–2013)
| 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 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
17 November 2015Most recent
£370,000
+48.0%over 12 years11 September 2003
£250,000
+91.6%over 5 years25 September 1997
£130,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR6 9DE: £515,000 (2021–2013).
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Watersmeet Cottage is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Heapey, Chorley, Chorley (PR6 9DE). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 is 41.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 18.7% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (November 2015).
Watersmeet Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 January 2023
Watersmeet Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
1 application on record at Watersmeet Cottage, White Coppice, Heapey, Chorley, PR6 9DE
Notification of proposed works to trees within a conservation area: Pruning of 2no. horse chestnuts, removal of 2no. conifers and 1no. hawthorn
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Price per m² for Watersmeet Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,467
Street avg £3,641
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 8.8 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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