5 Ashwood Close, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4LY
About 5 Ashwood Close
5 Ashwood Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnton, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4LY). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 43% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm. Sold July 2021 for £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey side extension, single storey rear extension with rear dormer (Re-submission of application 21/04770/FUL)
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/03226/FUL
- Aug 2022ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side extension, single storey rear extension, front and rear dormer
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04770/FUL
What's in 5 Ashwood Close, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4LY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 21 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
8 July 2021Most recent
£165,000
+139.1%over 21 years24 March 2000
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4LY: £182,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in CW8 4LY
13 Ashwood Close, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4LY
Sold Dec 2023
£182,50017 Ashwood Close, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4LY
Sold Apr 2022
£195,00019 Ashwood Close, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4LY
Sold Jan 2022
£175,0003 Ashwood Close, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4LY
Sold Dec 2021
£180,00025 Ashwood Close, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4LY
Sold Nov 2018
£242,500
Everything we know about 5 Ashwood Close, in one report
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Versus other Ashwood Close homes
On price per m², 5 Ashwood Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,737
Street avg £2,683
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.3 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School. 9 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
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB