10 Blacksmith Walks, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, PR7 7BP

10 Blacksmith Walks is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Chorley (PR7 7BP). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. At 65 m² this is the 5th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–125 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (68 versus a best of 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in March 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 65 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.