Tilia, Vale Royal Drive, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2BA
About Tilia
Tilia is a detached house in Whitegate, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2BA). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 46% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 83.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2015PorchFullIn report
Single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, roof extension with front apex and new front porch
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/05080/FUL
What's in Tilia, 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
Tilia valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 August 2014Most recent
£400,000
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
Everything we know about Tilia, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Vale Royal Drive homes
Tilia outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,846
Street avg £2,610
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB