18 Claremont Avenue, Chorley, PR7 2HL

18 Claremont Avenue is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Chorley (PR7 2HL). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £416,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 76.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.