55 Austin Drive, Chorley, PR7 3DF

55 Austin Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chorley (PR7 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good 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 90).

Most recent transfer was April 2025 at £260,000 — fresh data. At 86 m² it's 15.5% 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 2012–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: tree works refused in 2021.