Brackenlea 3a, Wood Lane, Heskin, Chorley, PR7 5PA

Brackenlea 3a is a detached house in Heskin, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 5PA). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since October 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 229.5% above the 1997 sale of £137,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 40% below the postcode norm. At 126 m² it's 28.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (176 m² median across 4 EPCs).