25 Buchanan Court, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7AZ

25 Buchanan Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 7AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2008) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (43 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2003–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 sits 55.4% above the 2008 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 30.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.