Orchard View, New Lane, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 6NB

Orchard View is a five-bedroom detached house in Eccleston, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 6NB). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £709,000 is 45.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £487,500.