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68 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BN

5 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 68 Darwin Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2019from Oct 2008
EPC improved fromE47toD62
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows
Partial DoubleMostly Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Roof Insulation
PartialWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 68 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

68 Darwin Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2021
    Extension
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00851/HHE
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 68 Darwin Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£253,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£217,500

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 January 2022Most recent

    £217,500

    +26.5%over 2 years
  2. 29 November 2019

    £172,000

    +5.5%over 2 years
  3. 22 June 2017

    £163,000

    -1.2%
  4. 22 June 2017

    £165,000

    +21.3%over 2 years
  5. 16 February 2015

    £136,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 1BN: £145,000 (2021–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Darwin Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

68 Darwin Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,199

Street avg £1,670

Strongly above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northwich district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CW8 1BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CW8 1BN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CW8 1BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 68 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.