53 Gillcroft, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5SE
About 53 Gillcroft
53 Gillcroft is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Eccleston, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 5SE). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 18.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 70.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £163,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Gillcroft has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 11 years.
£163,500
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£163,500
+36.3%over 6 years22 November 2016
£120,000
+15.4%over 4 years1 April 2012
£104,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PR7 5SE: £158,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PR7 5SE
35 Gillcroft, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5SE
Sold Jan 2024
£155,00023 Gillcroft, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5SE
Sold Dec 2022
£158,00037 Gillcroft, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5SE
Sold Sept 2022
£173,00043 Gillcroft, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5SE
Sold Feb 2022
£160,00017 Gillcroft, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5SE
Sold Nov 2021
£150,000
Versus other Gillcroft homes
On price per m², 53 Gillcroft stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,404
Street avg £1,630
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Eccleston Primary School. 5 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
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







