5 Austin Drive, Chorley, PR7 3DF
About 5 Austin Drive
5 Austin Drive is a semi-detached house in Chorley (PR7 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).
Sold December 2021 for £194,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 76 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 60 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 is 21.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 October 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Planning history
5 Austin Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 Austin Drive has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 11 years.
£194,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£194,000
+23.2%over 3 years2 August 2018
£157,500
+14.5%over 2 years3 March 2016
£137,500
-1.8%over 1 year20 February 2015
£140,000
-9.1%over 3 years13 April 2011
£153,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR7 3DF: £319,000 (2026–2024).
Versus other Austin Drive homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Austin Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,553
Street avg £2,038
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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Crime
427/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Harrison Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB