24 Middlewood Close, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5QG

24 Middlewood Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Eccleston, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 5QG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in April 2002. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 sits 140% above the 2002 sale of £69,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm.