What kind of home is 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX?

32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX last change hands?

32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX last sold for £188,000 in December 2021, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX have?

The current EPC rating for 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX is F with a score of 34 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX?

32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (829 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX use?

The latest EPC at 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX?

32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in May 2022 under ref. 22/00021/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX?

32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX is in council tax band C.

Which area is 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX in?

32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX sits in Barnton, Northwich, Northwich. It falls within the CW8 postcode district.

Is 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX in a safe area?

Police records around 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX?

The closest primary school to 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX is Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School (987m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hartford Church of England High School (2.7km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX?

The closest bus stop to 32 Hayes Drive, CW8 4JX is Hayes Drive, 197m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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32 Hayes Drive, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4JX

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

77 m²

829 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 34

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 32 Hayes Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

32 Hayes Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnton, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4JX). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 36.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 23.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £188,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageDouble

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

32 Hayes Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F34

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 32 Hayes Drive, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

32 Hayes Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

May 2022
Extension
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and external alterations
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
22/00021/FUL
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What's in 32 Hayes Drive, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4JX's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£256,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£188,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

15 December 2021Most recent
£188,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4JX: £195,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in CW8 4JX

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On the street

Versus other Hayes Drive homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 32 Hayes Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,442

Street avg £2,021

Strongly above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 89 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northwich district page.

Full Northwich report

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

Hayes Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CW8 4JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CW8 4JX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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