1 The Barns, Hogshead Lane, Oakmere, Northwich, CW8 2ET

1 The Barns is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oakmere, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2ET). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 131 m² it sits well below the postcode median (199 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £529,000 is 16.3% above the 2021 sale price. Sold June 2021 for £455,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.