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4 Railway Cottages, Hodge Lane, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2SE

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Railway Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Railway Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gorstage, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2SE). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 sits 113.1% above the 2002 sale of £99,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 35.1% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDetached

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Railway Cottages, Hodge Lane, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Railway Cottages has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Railway Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£213,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.4% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2002)

£99,950

Growth on file: 20.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 November 2002Most recent

    £99,950

    +114.9%over 4 years

  2. 29 September 1998

    £46,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 2SE: £185,000 (2025–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Hodge Lane homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 4 Railway Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,514

Street avg £2,841

Strongly below

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 99 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£224k

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2 bed
£348k

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2 bed
£362k

1 Chiltern Close, Sandiway

CW8 2NE

2 bed1 bath
£175k

1 Blake Lane, Sandiway

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3 bed1 bath
£251k

1 Boundary Lane South, Cuddington

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4 bed2 bath
£510k

1 Blue Cap Cottages, Chester Road, Sandiway

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3 bed2 bath
£199k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northwich district page.
Full Northwich report

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

1.0 km

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham. 12 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CW8 2SE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CW8 2SE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CW8 2SE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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