What kind of home is 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN?

70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN?

70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN last sold for £129,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN have?

The current EPC rating for 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN?

70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CW8 1BN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN use?

The latest EPC at 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN?

70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN is in council tax band C.

Which area is 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN in?

70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN sits in Northwich. It falls within the CW8 postcode district.

Is 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN in a safe area?

Police records around 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN?

The closest primary school to 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN is Charles Darwin Community Primary School (138m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College (594m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN?

The closest bus stop to 70 Darwin Street, CW8 1BN is Lee Drive, 24m away. The nearest rail option is Greenbank Rail Station, 783m away.

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70 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BN

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 70 Darwin Street

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

70 Darwin Street is a three-bedroom 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 (June 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 sits 60.5% above the 2021 sale of £129,000. At 68 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 8 EPCs). Last sale on file: £129,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 70 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

70 Darwin Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£207,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£129,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 April 2021Most recent
£129,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 1BN: £172,000 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in CW8 1BN

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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.

On floor area, 70 Darwin Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,897

Street avg £1,856

On par

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Northwich report

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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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· 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

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