6 Canal Side, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4EN
About 6 Canal Side
6 Canal Side is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barnton, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4EN). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £190,000 in November 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Oct 2012RenovationAmendmentIn report
Provision of hard surfacing to front of dwelling for additional parking space
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/03531/LDC
What's in 6 Canal Side, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4EN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 23 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2021Most recent
£190,000
+52.0%over 5 years5 October 2016
£125,000
-8.3%over 10 years26 April 2006
£136,250
+134.9%over 6 years18 April 2000
£58,000
+14.3%over 1 year23 July 1998
£50,750
Median price across the last 1 sales in CW8 4EN: £290,000 (2021–2021).
Nearby sales in CW8 4EN
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Versus other Canal Side homes
On epc rating, 6 Canal Side runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km
Manor Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB