4 Beach Road, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 4BA
About 4 Beach Road
4 Beach Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartford, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 193 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (250 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 is 43.8% above the 2016 sale price.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
4 Beach Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey side extension application was refused at 4 Beach Road in 2025.
- Mar 2025ExtensionIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00577/FUL
- Feb 2025ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00273/HHE
What's in 4 Beach Road, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 4BA's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Beach Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 April 2016Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4BA: £455,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in CW8 4BA
12 Beach Road, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 4BA
Sold Jul 2024
£620,0006 Beach Road, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 4BA
Sold Oct 2023
£560,000Flat, 2 Beach Road, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 4BA
Sold May 2021
£350,0008 Beach Road, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 4BA
Sold Aug 2015
£382,00010 Beach Road, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 4BA
Sold Mar 1996
£127,500
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Versus other Beach Road homes
4 Beach Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,073
Street avg £1,874
Floor Area
193 m²
Street avg 276 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 15.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Greenbank Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Hartford Church of England High School. 17 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
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB