5 Ash Wood Court, Chorley, PR7 2JZ

5 Ash Wood Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chorley (PR7 2JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 675 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 63 m² this is the 12th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).