2 Ash Tree Cottages, Ash House Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RG
About 2 Ash Tree Cottages
2 Ash Tree Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Little Leigh, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4RG). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 163.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2023 for £626,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Ash Tree Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2008AmendmentIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for use of land as private garden extension with associated development
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 08-0112-CERT
What's in 2 Ash Tree Cottages, Ash House Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RG'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 2008.
£629,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 14 years.
£626,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
18 May 2023Most recent
£626,000
+108.7%over 14 years12 December 2008
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4RG: £510,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CW8 4RG
Alma House, Ash House Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RG
Sold Mar 2025
£975,00039 Ash House Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RG
Sold Sept 2022
£510,00015 Ash House Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RG
Sold Jan 2021
£85,0003 Ash House Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RG
Sold Sept 2018
£255,00011 Ash House Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RG
Sold Nov 2017
£257,000
Everything we know about 2 Ash Tree Cottages, 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 Ash House Lane homes
Price per m² for 2 Ash Tree Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,888
Street avg £2,171
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
Baptist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Little Leigh Primary School. 4 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
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB