3 Common Bank Lane, Chorley, PR7 1NR

3 Common Bank Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chorley (PR7 1NR). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (June 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 29). Main heating runs on bottled lpg.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in July 1997. At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 73.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 sits 411.1% above the 1997 sale of £45,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.