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Lodge Cottage, Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
69 m²
746 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Lodge Cottage

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

Lodge Cottage is a detached house in Whitegate, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 746 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £625,000 is 42.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£586/sq ft) was about 201.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Lodge Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lodge Cottage, Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Remove and replace Beech tree in severe decline adjacent the highway.

    Reference
    14/04546/TPE
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What's in Lodge Cottage, Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA'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.

Lodge Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£625,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£437,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 September 2013Most recent

    £437,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 2BA: £220,000 (2023–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Vale Royal Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Lodge Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,309

Street avg £2,258

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 210 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 8.2 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£646k

1 Balmoral Close, Cuddington

CW8 2DQ

£568k

1 Brookside, Cuddington

CW8 2QA

4 bed3 bath
£547k

1 Chapel Bank, Mill Lane, Cuddington

CW8 2TA

£524k

1 Britannia Road, Cuddington

CW8 2FR

£517k

1 Cartledge Close, Cuddington

CW8 2PU

4 bed2 bath
£510k

1 Blue Cap Cottages, Chester Road, Sandiway

CW8 2AU

3 bed2 bath
£476k

1 Badgers Sett, Cuddington

CW8 2XB

4 bed
£881k

1 Abbots Barn, Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate

CW8 2BA

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

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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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 2BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CW8 2BA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

40.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CW8 2BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.1dB

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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