4 Brakeley Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RT
About 4 Brakeley Lane
4 Brakeley Lane is a semi-detached house in Little Leigh, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4RT). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 1997, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 223.9% above the 1997 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 65.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Brakeley Lane
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Brakeley Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Brakeley Lane has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Wooden side extension / garage lean to facility
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00992/FUL
What's in 4 Brakeley Lane, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Brakeley Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£67,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 1997Most recent
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4RT: £165,000 (2024–2001).
Everything we know about 4 Brakeley Lane, 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 Brakeley Lane homes
Price per m² for 4 Brakeley Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£807
Street avg £2,596
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 km
Shutley Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Little Leigh Primary School. 7 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
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB