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18 Castle Drive, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4EA

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Castle Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Castle Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Adlington, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 4EA). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 is 12.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 55.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Castle Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2022from Feb 2009
EPC improved fromE49toD65
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
37%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Castle Drive, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Castle Drive has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Jun 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    22/00439/FULHH
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Castle Drive

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£271,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£240,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 May 2022Most recent

    £240,000

    +53.4%over 7 years
  2. 29 May 2014

    £156,500

    +16.0%over 4 years
  3. 20 August 2009

    £134,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR7 4EA: £245,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Castle Drive homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 18 Castle Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,000

Street avg £2,372

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 80 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Castle Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chorley district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Castle Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Adlington Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR7 4EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PR7 4EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PR7 4EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Castle Drive, Adlington, Chorley, PR7 4EA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.