2 Orchard Drive, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RW

2 Orchard Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Little Leigh, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4RW). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a balcony and a conservatory.

Held since December 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 97 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 sits 56.5% above the 2004 sale of £230,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.