18 Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR
About 18 Church Road
18 Church Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Little Leigh, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4RR). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 is 26.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 80.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2020 for £425,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
18 Church Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Church Road has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2021ConversionIn report
Conversion of outbuilding into office/ games room including repairs to the brick and roof
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04108/LDC
- Apr 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey rear and single storey side extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00460/FUL
What's in 18 Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 October 2020Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4RR: £340,000 (2025–2015).
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
£340,00022 Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR
Sold Jul 2015
£279,0001 Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR
Sold May 2007
£385,000
Everything we know about 18 Church Road, in one report
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Versus other Church Road homes
EPC Rating for 18 Church Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,474
Street avg £3,264
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 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.
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
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB