7 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
About 7 Vale Royal Drive
7 Vale Royal Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Whitegate, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. At 85 m² this is the 6th 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.
At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 27.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 23.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2021 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Feb 2008RenovationFullIn report
Minor alterations to elevations
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 08-0029-FUL
What's in 7 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 2021Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 2BA: £240,000 (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
£179,9504 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Mar 2021
£185,0003 Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
Sold Dec 2020
£235,000
Everything we know about 7 Vale Royal Drive, in one report
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Versus other Vale Royal Drive homes
CO₂ Emissions for 7 Vale Royal Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,588
Street avg £2,576
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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