1 Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR
About 1 Church Road
1 Church Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Little Leigh, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4RR). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2842 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2017. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 264 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £794,000 sits 106.2% above the 2007 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 44.6% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Church Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Church Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Church Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£794,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 8 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
22 May 2007Most recent
£385,000
+148.4%over 8 years23 November 1998
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4RR: £425,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CW8 4RR
20 Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR
Sold Feb 2025
£653,75030 Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR
Sold Nov 2022
£310,00028 Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR
Sold Sept 2022
£340,00018 Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR
Sold Oct 2020
£425,00022 Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR
Sold Jul 2015
£279,000
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Versus other Church Road homes
On price per m², 1 Church Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,458
Street avg £3,767
Floor Area
264 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
0.5 km
Shutley Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Little Leigh Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB