1 Chrimes Drive, Oakmere, Northwich, CW8 2HH
About 1 Chrimes Drive
1 Chrimes Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Oakmere, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Sold August 2022 for £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor extension above existing kitchen.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/03516/FUL
What's in 1 Chrimes Drive, Oakmere, Northwich, CW8 2HH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Chrimes Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2014.
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 8 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£335,000
+123.3%over 8 years24 July 2014
£150,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CW8 2HH: £127,500 (2013–1998).
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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
0.2 km
Waste Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Delamere CofE Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB