6 Orchard Drive, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RW
About 6 Orchard Drive
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Orchard Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullIn 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
- Aug 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey extension at rear
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 06-1119-FUL
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.
Sales history & valuation
6 Orchard Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 12 years.
£288,000
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
6 September 2007Most recent
£288,000
+80.0%over 6 years20 August 2001
£160,000
+13.9%over 1 year3 March 2000
£140,500
+75.6%over 4 years29 June 1995
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4RW: £272,500 (2023–2009).
Nearby sales in CW8 4RW
3 Orchard Drive, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RW
Sold Jun 2023
£352,00011 Orchard Drive, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RW
Sold Nov 2022
£360,0004 Orchard Drive, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RW
Sold Aug 2016
£262,5008 Orchard Drive, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RW
Sold May 2014
£272,50014 Orchard Drive, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4RW
Sold Sept 2007
£284,000
Everything we know about 6 Orchard Drive, 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 Orchard Drive homes
6 Orchard Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,420
Street avg £2,582
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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. 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
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB