Balmoral Court, Flat 2, Balmoral Road, Chorley, PR7 1LQ

Balmoral Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chorley (PR7 1LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. At 56 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Balmoral Court, where floor areas span 53–61 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).