4 Dutton Locks, Acton Bridge, Northwich, CW8 3QQ
About 4 Dutton Locks
4 Dutton Locks is a semi-detached house in Acton Bridge, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 3QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
It hasn't traded since November 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 sits 413.9% above the 1997 sale of £75,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 83.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2024ApplicationIn report
Installation of an Air-Source Heat Pump
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01697/FUL
- Nov 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory, summerhouse and greenhouse
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 05-1636-FUL
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Sales history & valuation
4 Dutton Locks's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£388,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 November 1997Most recent
£75,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 3QQ: £255,000 (2024–2011).
Everything we know about 4 Dutton Locks, 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 Dutton Locks homes
On price per m², 4 Dutton Locks runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£478
Street avg £3,911
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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