3 Dutton Locks, Acton Bridge, Northwich, CW8 3QQ
About 3 Dutton Locks
3 Dutton Locks is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Acton Bridge, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 3QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 52), 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 wood logs. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 46.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £375,000 in July 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
3 Dutton Locks's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Dutton Locks has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2024ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02997/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Dutton Locks has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 29 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2024Most recent
£375,000
+1150.0%over 29 years11 April 1995
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 3QQ: £255,000 (2023–2008).
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What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Dutton Locks homes
On years held, 3 Dutton Locks runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,378
Street avg £2,944
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
1.3 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.0dB