Brakeley Lodge, Church Road, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RR
About Brakeley Lodge
Brakeley Lodge is a detached house in Little Leigh, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4RR). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 118 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Brakeley Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Brakeley Lodge has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2024ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with 2no. skylights and alteration to existing first floor rear window opening.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/02745/FUL
What's in Brakeley Lodge, 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
Brakeley Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
EPC Rating for Brakeley Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
21 (F)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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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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