12a, Beswicks Road, Northwich, CW8 1AP
About 12a
12a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Northwich (CW8 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1725 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Sold December 2019 for £392,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 is 12.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 68.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
12a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at 12a.
- Oct 2020AnnexIn report
Conversion and extension to outbuilding to form annex accommodation.
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02271/FUL
- May 2020AnnexIn report
Conversion and extension to outbuilding to form annex accommodation.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01074/FUL
What's in 12a, Beswicks Road, Northwich, CW8 1AP's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
12a has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.
£392,500
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2019Most recent
£392,500
+14.8%over 12 years2 November 2007
£342,000
+63.6%over 4 years25 November 2002
£209,000
+97.2%over 4 years14 October 1998
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 1AP: £150,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in CW8 1AP
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Versus other Beswicks Road homes
On epc rating, 12a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,450
Street avg £1,889
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Victoria Infirmary — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB