Wits End Cottage, Littledales Lane, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2SH
About Wits End Cottage
Wits End Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Gorstage, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2SH). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 73.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £1,150,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Wits End Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Wits End Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Wits End Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 September 2023Most recent
£1,150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 2SH: £375,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CW8 2SH
6 Moss Farm Barns, Littledales Lane, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2SH
Sold Nov 2024
£865,0003 Moss Farm Barns, Littledales Lane, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2SH
Sold Oct 2021
£375,0005 Moss Farm Barns, Littledales Lane, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2SH
Sold Jan 2021
£379,500Moss Farm, Littledales Lane, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2SH
Sold Nov 2016
£130,0002 Moss Farm Barns, Littledales Lane, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2SH
Sold Jan 2013
£550,000
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Versus other Littledales Lane homes
Price per m² for Wits End Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,713
Street avg £2,988
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.1 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.6 km
Littledales Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Sandiway Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB