3 Crown Cottages, Chester Road, Oakmere, Northwich, CW8 2HB

3 Crown Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Oakmere, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2HB). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £289,000 is 25.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 71% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £230,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.