What kind of home is 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE?

79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE sell for?

79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE last sold for £124,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE have?

The current EPC rating for 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE?

79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE use?

The latest EPC at 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE?

79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE 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.

Which area is 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE in?

79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE sits in Northwich. It falls within the CW8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE?

Police records around 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE 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 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE?

The closest primary school to 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE is Charles Darwin Community Primary School (191m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Nicholas Catholic High School (670m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE?

The closest bus stop to 79 Romanes Street, CW8 1DE is Lee Drive, 144m away. The nearest rail option is Greenbank Rail Station, 655m away.

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79 Romanes Street, Northwich, CW8 1DE

Extendable

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 79 Romanes Street

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

79 Romanes Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Northwich (CW8 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 40.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £124,000. 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

Bedrooms2

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 79 Romanes Street, Northwich, CW8 1DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

79 Romanes 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

£174,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£124,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

18 March 2022Most recent
£124,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 1DE: £145,500 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in CW8 1DE

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On the street

Versus other Romanes Street homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 79 Romanes Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,512

Street avg £1,340

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Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 86 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

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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

0.1 km

Lee Drive — 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 1DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CW8 1DE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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