4 Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
About 4 Vale Royal Abbey
4 Vale Royal Abbey is a semi-detached house in Whitegate, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since April 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 sits 110.4% above the 1999 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 55% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Vale Royal Abbey has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
4 Vale Royal Abbey has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 April 1999Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 2BA: £220,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CW8 2BA
2 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Mar 2023
£350,0006 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Jun 2022
£240,0005 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Jul 2021
£179,9507 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Jul 2021
£220,0004 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Mar 2021
£185,000
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Versus other Vale Royal Drive homes
4 Vale Royal Abbey outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,243
Street avg £2,467
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
St Mary's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Whitegate CofE Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB