10 Alma Wood Close, Chorley, PR7 2FR

10 Alma Wood Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chorley (PR7 2FR). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 69 m² this is the 28th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–175 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 is 11.4% below the 2005 sale of £118,450, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 69 m² it's 23.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 31 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.