Cheshire Farmhouse, Ainsworth Lane, Crowton, Northwich, CW8 2RS
About Cheshire Farmhouse
Cheshire Farmhouse is a detached house in Crowton, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2RS). It has a recorded floor area of 282 m² (around 3035 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £780,000 is 11.9% below the 2022 sale of £885,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 34.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 282 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £885,000. 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
Energy performance
Cheshire Farmhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Cheshire Farmhouse was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jul 2023AmendmentIn report
Change of use of land to include equestrian. Erection of a block of timber stables and construction of an all weather arena
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03907/FUL
- Apr 2023OutbuildingIn report
Erection of a timber block of stables on a concrete base.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03544/LDC
What's in Cheshire Farmhouse, Ainsworth Lane, Crowton, Northwich, CW8 2RS's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£885,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 May 2022Most recent
£885,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 2RS: £800,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CW8 2RS
Oakhill Farm, Ainsworth Lane, Crowton, Northwich, CW8 2RS
Sold Oct 2025
£250,0001 Long Barn, Ainsworth Lane, Crowton, Northwich, CW8 2RS
Sold Mar 2025
£800,000Pear Tree Farm, Ainsworth Lane, Crowton, Northwich, CW8 2RS
Sold Oct 2023
£1,165,000Yew Tree Farm, Ainsworth Lane, Crowton, Northwich, CW8 2RS
Sold May 2023
£1,100,000The Old Barn, Ainsworth Lane, Crowton, Northwich, CW8 2RS
Sold Apr 2021
£585,000
Everything we know about Cheshire Farmhouse, 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 Ainsworth Lane homes
Cheshire Farmhouse outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,138
Street avg £4,939
Floor Area
282 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
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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
0.7 km
Hare & Hounds — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School. 2 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
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB