What type of property is 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP last sold for £225,000 in November 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £125,000 in April 2014, so prices have been rising over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

Across 2 sales between April 2014 and November 2024, 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP rose from £125,000 to £225,000, a change of £100,000. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

The current EPC rating for 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in June 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (915 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 47% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CW8 1BP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in June 2005 under ref. 05-0615-FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP located?

18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP sits in Northwich. It falls within the CW8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

Police records around 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP 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.

Which schools serve 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

The closest primary school to 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP is Charles Darwin Community Primary School (223m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College (482m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

The closest bus stop to 18 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP is Athelbrae Close, 63m away. The nearest rail option is Greenbank Rail Station, 979m away.

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18 Spencer Street, Northwich, CW8 1BP

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

85 m²

915 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Spencer Street

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

18 Spencer Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Northwich (CW8 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 55 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 54.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £225,000 in November 2024.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2024

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2024from Nov 2013

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

24%73%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Spencer Street, Northwich, CW8 1BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Jun 2005
DemolitionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of conservatory and replacement with single storey extension
Extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
05-0615-FUL
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What's in 18 Spencer Street, Northwich, CW8 1BP'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 18 Spencer Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£225,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

22 November 2024Most recent
£225,000
+80.0%over 10 years
3 April 2014
£125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 1BP: £146,500 (2023–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Spencer Street homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Spencer Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,647

Street avg £1,701

Strongly above

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Below

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Area

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Athelbrae Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Charles Darwin Community Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CW8 1BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

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