5 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA

5 Vale Royal Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitegate, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. At 78 m² this is the 4th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 69–361 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 20 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony and a loft. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a D (score 65), 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 oil. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2020. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 20.6% above the 2021 sale price. Sold July 2021 for £179,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.