What type of property is 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT?

4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT last change hands?

4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT last sold for £235,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £158,450 in March 2004, so prices have been rising over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT changed over time?

Across 2 sales between March 2004 and August 2022, 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT rose from £158,450 to £235,000, a change of £76,550. That works out to roughly +2.2% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT?

The current EPC rating for 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT is E with a score of 42 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT?

4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (1,475 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CW8 1BT. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT had any planning applications?

4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in May 2005. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT?

4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT is in council tax band C.

Where is 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT located?

4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT sits in Northwich. It falls within the CW8 postcode district.

What is crime like near 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT?

Police records around 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT 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 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT?

The closest primary school to 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT is Charles Darwin Community Primary School (92m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College (781m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT?

The closest bus stop to 4 Darwin Street, CW8 1BT is Surgery, 48m away. The nearest rail option is Greenbank Rail Station, 782m away.

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4 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BT

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

137 m²

1475 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 42

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 4 Darwin Street

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

4 Darwin Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Northwich (CW8 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 137 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 23.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 44% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £235,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Darwin Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E42

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.5 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

May 2005
Full
In report
Replacement garage.
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
05-0481-FUL
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What's in 4 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BT'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.

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

Current estimate

£291,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£235,000

Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

24 August 2022Most recent
£235,000
+48.3%over 18 years
26 March 2004
£158,450

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 1BT: £247,500 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in CW8 1BT

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On the street

Versus other Darwin Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Darwin Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,715

Street avg £1,482

Above

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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.

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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

Surgery — 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 1BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CW8 1BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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