Lower House Cottage, Towngate, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5QS

Lower House Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Eccleston, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 5QS). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.

At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 is 41.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.