1 St Michaels Close, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4SA
About 1 St Michaels Close
1 St Michaels Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Little Leigh, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4SA). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 is 13.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 96.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Sold November 2021 for £445,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 St Michaels Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 St Michaels Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Side and rear extension (07-2786-FUL)
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 08-0752-FUL
- Dec 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 07-2786-FUL
What's in 1 St Michaels Close, Little Leigh, Northwich, CW8 4SA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2021Most recent
£445,000
+58.4%over 15 years30 March 2006
£281,000
+97.9%over 5 years20 November 2000
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4SA: £240,000 (2016–1996).
Everything we know about 1 St Michaels Close, in one report
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Versus other St Michaels Close homes
Price per m² for 1 St Michaels Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,272
Street avg £1,621
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.3 km
Shutley Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB