Otters Bank Farm, Bluebell Cottage, Fishpool Road, Delamere, Northwich, CW8 2HP
About Otters Bank Farm
Otters Bank Farm is a detached house in Delamere, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2HP). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £767,000 is 19.8% above the 2019 sale price. Last sale on file: £640,000 in September 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Otters Bank Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2010AmendmentIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Residential Use without Compliance with Agricultural/Forestry Occupancy Condition
Retrospective- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00418/LDC
- Feb 2005AmendmentIn report
CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING TACKROOMS AND STORES TO PROVIDE COVERED PARKING FOR 8 VEHICLES
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/2004/1918
What's in Otters Bank Farm, Bluebell Cottage, Fishpool Road, Delamere, Northwich, CW8 2HP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Otters Bank Farm has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£767,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 21 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2019Most recent
£640,000
+540.0%over 21 years4 June 1998
£100,000
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Versus other Fishpool Road homes
Otters Bank Farm outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
223 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Ottersbank Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Delamere CofE Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB