# 42 LONG MEADOWS, CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, PR7 2YA

## Property details

- Slug: `72b5626` (address key hash: `72b56268c31c38e6fca406ae8688eca6b413c1dc`)
- Postcode: PR7 2YA
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Detached
- Floor area: 66 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £182,500 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,765/m²
- Local average: £356,753 (76 sales)
- Street crime: 196 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £182,500
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: D
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 21/01/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £368/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£5,000 - £8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8661-7429-6380-7252-3926)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £182,500 | Detached | +30.4% | £182,328 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-49cd-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2019-03-21 | £140,000 | Detached | — | £189,412 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/85866a64-e167-143f-e053-6b04a8c06a15) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 LONG MEADOWS, CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, PR7 2YA | £182,500 | 06/02/2026 | Detached |
| 42 LONG MEADOWS, CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, PR7 2YA | £140,000 | 21/03/2019 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 69 LAKELAND GARDENS, CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, PR7 2LS | £205,000 | 15/12/2022 | Detached |
| 2 CLOVER ROAD, CHORLEY, LANCASHIRE, PR7 2NL | £455,000 | 16/12/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £330,000 (2 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -0.6%
- **10y growth:** 27%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Chorley; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 54.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Chorley). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £701/mo
- **Realistic:** £779/mo
- **Optimistic:** £857/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Central Lancs (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Lakeland Gardens, PR7 | £625/mo | 1 | 0.16 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Alma Wood Close, PR7 | £950/mo | 2 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Alma Wood Close, PR7 | £950/mo | 2 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Alma Wood Close, PR7 | £750/mo | 2 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £819/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £106,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £21/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 90 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Public order | 15 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **196** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Southlands High School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 14 Mar 2024 |
| Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 14 Jun 2023 |
| Gillibrand Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 12 Feb 2016 |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 8 Jan 2015 |
| Westmorland School | Other | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 8 May 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #12325298
- **Address:** 42 Long Meadows, CHORLEY, PR7 2YA
- **Certificate Issued:** 01/05/2017
- **Work Completed:** 01/04/2017
- **Items:** 3 window(s), 1 door(s)