What type of property is 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

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

What did 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP sell for?

52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP last sold for £146,500 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £76,500 in October 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP changed over time?

Across 4 sales between October 2001 and March 2022, 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP rose from £76,500 to £146,500, a change of £70,000. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

The current EPC rating for 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in January 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP heated?

The latest EPC at 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

52 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 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP located?

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

Is 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP in a safe area?

Police records around 52 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 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

The closest primary school to 52 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 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP?

The closest bus stop to 52 Spencer Street, CW8 1BP is Athelbrae Close, 63m away. The nearest rail option is Greenbank Rail Station, 979m away.

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52 Spencer Street, Northwich, CW8 1BP

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 52 Spencer Street

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

52 Spencer Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Northwich (CW8 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £146,500. Across the public record there are 4 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. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 is 24.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 42.6% 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

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.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 52 Spencer Street, Northwich, CW8 1BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

52 Spencer 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

£182,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£146,500

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

11 March 2022Most recent
£146,500
+17.2%over 16 years
6 March 2006
£125,000
+15.2%over 1 year
27 June 2004
£108,500
+41.8%over 2 years
11 October 2001
£76,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 1BP: £160,000 (2024–2022).

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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.

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

Price per m²

£2,442

Street avg £1,713

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 69 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Above

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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

0.1 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

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

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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