What type of property is 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ?

17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ is a detached house.

What did 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ sell for?

17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ last sold for £159,000 in June 2002, around 24 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in January 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ?

17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft). That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PR7 5UJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ?

17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ is in council tax band E.

Where is 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ located?

17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ sits in Eccleston, Chorley, Chorley. It falls within the PR7 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ?

Police records around 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ?

The closest primary school to 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ is Eccleston Primary School (300m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy (2.9km).

What transport links are near 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Chaucer Close, PR7 5UJ is Primary School, 290m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Chaucer Close, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5UJ

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Chaucer Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Chaucer Close is a detached house in Eccleston, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 5UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £373,000 sits 134.6% above the 2002 sale of £159,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 47% below the postcode norm.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Chaucer Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2025

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Chaucer Close, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Chaucer Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£373,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2002)

£159,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

13 June 2002Most recent
£159,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PR7 5UJ: £442,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in PR7 5UJ

On the street

Versus other Chaucer Close homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Chaucer Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,233

Street avg £2,360

Below

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 142 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£353k

1 Alder Drive, Charnock Richard

PR7 5NJ

5 bed2 bath

£350k

1 Ashdale Close, Coppull

PR7 5JJ

£400k

1 Back Lane, Charnock Richard

PR7 5JS

£340k

1 Braeburn Crescent, Eccleston

PR7 5FL

£412k

1 Bramley Drive, Eccleston

PR7 5FN

£450k

1 Buttermere Gardens, Charnock Richard

PR7 5WJ

5 bed3 bath

£551k

1 Charter Fold, Charnock Richard

PR7 5BS

£247k

1 Anchor Fields, Eccleston

PR7 5UW

4 bed

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chorley district page.

Full Chorley report

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

0.3 km

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Eccleston Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PR7 5UJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PR7 5UJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

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70 dB

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80 dB

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