What type of property is Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ?

Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ?

Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ last sold for £790,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ have?

The current EPC rating for Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in June 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ?

Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (1,938 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 67% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in PR7 5LJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ heated?

The latest EPC at Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ located?

Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ sits in Charnock Richard, Chorley, Chorley. It falls within the PR7 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ?

Police records around Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ show an average of 427 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (11% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ?

The closest primary school to Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ is Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School (577m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Southlands High School (2.2km).

What transport links are near Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ?

The closest bus stop to Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, PR7 5LJ is Services East, 926m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 5LJ

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Estimated value

£794,000

Since the 2022 sale (£790,000)+1%
Against PR7 5LJ's recent median (£420,000)+89%

Newest record on this page: October 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

180 m²

1938 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£794,000

Against its 2022 sale (£790,000)+1%
Against PR7 5LJ's recent median (£420,000)+89%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Old Post Office Farm is modelled from its 180 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR7 5LJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
180 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in PR7 5LJ
5 sales, median £420,000 (2020–2008)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

11 October 2022Most recent
£790,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR7 5LJ: £420,000 (2020–2008).

Nearby sales in PR7 5LJ

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 5LJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

Larger development activity nearbyIn report
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Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Old Post Office Farm

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

Old Post Office Farm is a four-bedroom detached house in Charnock Richard, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sold October 2022 for £790,000. 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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Period featuresYes
Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Old Post Office Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Jun 2022

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 June 2032

5 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Post Office Farm, Brook Lane, Charnock Richard, Chorley, PR7 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old Post Office Farm 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.

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.

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Crime

427/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.9 km

Services East — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary SchoolPrimary577m
Heskin Pemberton's Church of England VA Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
Coppull Primary School and NurseryPrimary1.9km
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, CoppullPrimary2.0km

Nearest stops

Services EastBus stop926m
Charter LaneBus stop927m
Leeson AvenueBus stop953m
CamelotBus stop1.0km

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,230 reports40%
Anti-social Behaviour1,436 reports26%
Criminal Damage & Arson394 reports7%
Other Theft292 reports5%

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A Local Area 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 5LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR7 5LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Old Post Office Farm is modelled from its 180 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in PR7 5LJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Old Post Office Farm. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Old Post Office Farm was lodged in June 2022 at band D and is valid until June 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Old Post Office Farm. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PR7 5LJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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