The Laurels, 16 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BT
About The Laurels
The Laurels is a detached house in Northwich (CW8 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, a porch and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Feb 2016PorchConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 2 of planning applicaion 14/02545/FUL (Change of use of ground floor to form 4 residential flats, alterations to front elevation and erection of a side dormer window in connection with conversion of roof space to residential) involving alterations to front elevation to provide stepped entrance, side extension to roof, installation of additional roof lights and erection of two rear porches.
- Agent
- MMP Architects
ExtensionSubdivision- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/04912/S73
What's in The Laurels, 16 Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1BT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Laurels has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 1BT: £247,500 (2025–2022).
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Versus other Darwin Street homes
The Laurels is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 62 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB