Chorley’s homes and what they mean for a rating
Chorley is a market town with three quite different kinds of housing. Around the centre and on Chorley Moor the terraces are Victorian, solid-walled and often extended, and the rating hinges on the boiler, the loft and the glazing. Off Southport Road and towards Astley Park the villas are larger and older, with the same solid walls but more of everything to measure.
Buckshaw Village, Euxton and the newer estates off the A6 are a different job. Most of these homes were built after 2000 with cavity insulation, double glazing and a condensing boiler from the start, so the first certificate from construction is often still in date. When it lapses at ten years the renewal rating is usually good, though a boiler that has been replaced without paperwork should be evidenced.
Coppull, Adlington, Whittle-le-Woods and Eccleston have mining-era terraces and stone cottages alongside post-war semis. A few of the outlying cottages run on oil or LPG rather than mains gas, which changes the running-cost side of the calculation, so tell us if the property is off-gas when you book.
Getting to you
PR6 and PR7 are covered with no travel charge. Leyland (PR25 and PR26) and Bamber Bridge (PR5) are close by and we can usually help, with any charge agreed before you book. Chorley town centre has permit parking on many of the terraced streets, so a note about access helps.
Landlords and agents in Chorley
Buckshaw Village and the estates around Euxton have a high proportion of rented homes, and agents in Chorley and Leyland book us for portfolio renewals as the ten-year certificates expire. Tenanted properties are visited around the tenant, keys can come from your office, and accounts settle on invoice.