Forest Lodge, Forest Road, Oakmere, Northwich, CW8 2DY
About Forest Lodge
Forest Lodge is a detached house in Oakmere, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2DY). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
At 89 m² it's 25.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Forest Lodge has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
Forest Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in CW8 2DY: £272,500 (2022–2008).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Caravan Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cuddington Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB