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

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 6 Orchard Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Orchard Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Little Leigh, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4RW). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 22.6% above the 2007 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Orchard Drive, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Orchard Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Jul 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    Two storey extension to front and rear of the property (resubmission 06-1119-FUL)

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    07-1577-FUL
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two storey extension at rear

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    06-1119-FUL
    View planning record

What's in 6 Orchard Drive, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RW's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

6 Orchard Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2007)

£288,000

Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 September 2007Most recent

    £288,000

    +80.0%over 6 years
  2. 20 August 2001

    £160,000

    +13.9%over 1 year
  3. 3 March 2000

    £140,500

    +75.6%over 4 years
  4. 29 June 1995

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4RW: £272,500 (2023–2009).

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

6 Orchard Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,420

Street avg £2,582

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Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 114 m²

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Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Northwich district page.

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. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CW8 4RW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CW8 4RW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CW8 4RW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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