Chorcliffe House, Flat 4, Hollinshead Street, Chorley, PR7 1EP

Chorcliffe House is a one-bedroom detached house in Chorley (PR7 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 36th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in Chorcliffe House, where floor areas span 30–141 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 44 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (35 m² median across 53 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 is 30% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 26.5% below the postcode norm.