87 Towngate, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5QS
About 87 Towngate
87 Towngate is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Eccleston, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 5QS). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in December 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £512,000 is 19.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £430,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble, Integral
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 87 Towngate.
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part two storey and part single storey side/rear extension.
- Agent
- D.P.Bertram.Building & Planning Solutions
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00182/FULHH
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extensions,
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01270/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.4% per year over 3 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 23.4% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
2 February 2021Most recent
£430,000
+88.6%over 3 years26 January 2018
£228,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR7 5QS: £380,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in PR7 5QS
Patterdale, Towngate, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5QS
Sold Sept 2025
£380,000113 Towngate, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5QS
Sold Mar 2025
£345,000Avondale, Towngate, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5QS
Sold Apr 2022
£485,0002 Martland Cottages, Towngate, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5QS
Sold Jun 2018
£113,000Lower House Cottage, Towngate, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5QS
Sold Nov 2016
£148,000
Versus other Towngate homes
87 Towngate outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,161
Street avg £2,181
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Towngate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Eccleston Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







