Box Hedge, Wetton Lane, Acton Bridge, Northwich, CW8 3QU
About Box Hedge
Box Hedge is a detached house in Acton Bridge, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump.
At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 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. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 102.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £902,500.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Box Hedge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension to rear and conservatory to side
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 05-0422-FUL
- Feb 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Alteration and extension to detached garage/store
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 05-0016-FUL
What's in Box Hedge, Wetton Lane, Acton Bridge, Northwich, CW8 3QU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Box Hedge has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£979,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 18 years.
£902,500
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
3 December 2020Most recent
£902,500
+120.1%over 18 years4 August 2002
£410,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CW8 3QU: £395,000 (2021–1998).
Nearby sales in CW8 3QU
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Versus other Wetton Lane homes
EPC Rating for Box Hedge lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Crowton Christ Church CofE Primary School. 4 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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB