68 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BN
About 68 Darwin Street
68 Darwin Street is a semi-detached house in Northwich (CW8 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £217,500 in January 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 is 16.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 94.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
68 Darwin Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2021ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00851/HHE
What's in 68 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 68 Darwin Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 7 years.
£217,500
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2022Most recent
£217,500
+26.5%over 2 years29 November 2019
£172,000
+5.5%over 2 years22 June 2017
£163,000
-1.2%22 June 2017
£165,000
+21.3%over 2 years16 February 2015
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 1BN: £145,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in CW8 1BN
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Versus other Darwin Street homes
68 Darwin Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,199
Street avg £1,670
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Lee Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Charles Darwin Community Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB