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5 Lower Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1DL

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Lower Darwin Street

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

5 Lower Darwin Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Northwich (CW8 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £252,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 42.1% 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

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSide and rear
  • DrivewayYes
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)
Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2025from May 2012
Low Energy Lighting
17%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Lower Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 5 Lower Darwin Street.

  1. Apr 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Two storey side extension

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    07-0491-FUL
    View planning record

What's in 5 Lower Darwin Street, Northwich, CW8 1DL'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 5 Lower Darwin Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£252,500

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 August 2025Most recent

    £252,500

    +37.2%over 5 years
  2. 13 January 2020

    £184,000

    +103.3%over 15 years
  3. 29 July 2004

    £90,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 1DL: £181,500 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Lower Darwin Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Lower Darwin Street is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,635

Below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Lee Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Charles Darwin Community Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CW8 1DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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