Oaklands, Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4QJ
About Oaklands
Oaklands is a detached house in Barnton, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 is 26.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £375,000 in August 2021. 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
Energy performance
Oaklands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Oaklands has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2014ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Amendment to planning permission 13/04564/FUL (extension to existing garage to create workshop area) to increase size of extension by 1.0 m
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01098/NMA
- Jan 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to existing garage to create workshop area
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/04564/FUL
What's in Oaklands, Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4QJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Oaklands was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2021Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4QJ: £180,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CW8 4QJ
5 Green Willows, Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4QJ
Sold Jan 2025
£180,00099 Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4QJ
Sold Sept 2024
£282,5006 Green Willows, Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4QJ
Sold Sept 2024
£178,00085 Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4QJ
Sold Apr 2022
£320,0003 Green Willows, Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4QJ
Sold Dec 2020
£150,000
Everything we know about Oaklands, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Townfield Lane homes
Oaklands is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,641
Street avg £1,923
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 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
0.0 km
Whitehall Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School. 8 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
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB