Primrose Cottage, Marsh Lane, Crowton, Northwich, CW8 2RL
About Primrose Cottage
Primrose Cottage is a detached house in Crowton, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2RL). It has a recorded floor area of 377 m² (around 4058 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 377 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,239,000 is 46.6% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £845,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Primrose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
- Mar 2004ConservatoryIn report
CONSERVATORY TO SIDE AND ALTERATIONS TO REAR
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/2004/0177
What's in Primrose Cottage, Marsh Lane, Crowton, Northwich, CW8 2RL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£845,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£845,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CW8 2RL: £508,000 (2009–2003).
Nearby sales in CW8 2RL
Everything we know about Primrose Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Marsh Lane homes
Floor Area for Primrose Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
377 m²
Street avg 151 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.9 km
Crowton Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School. 3 schools 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
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB