1 Hope Street, Chorley, PR7 1EG
About 1 Hope Street
1 Hope Street is an end-of-terrace house in Chorley (PR7 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £102,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 85 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 44.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
1 Hope Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 21 years.
£102,500
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
21 October 2021Most recent
£102,500
+13.9%over 7 years10 July 2014
£90,000
+104.5%over 12 years16 August 2001
£44,000
+11.4%29 March 2001
£39,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR7 1EG: £119,205 (2023–2019).
Versus other Hope Street homes
On floor area, 1 Hope Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,206
Street avg £1,292
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bengal Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB







