23 Chestnut Grove, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4ST
About 23 Chestnut Grove
23 Chestnut Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Barnton, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 4ST). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since March 2001, a hold of 25 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 £273,000 sits 264% above the 2001 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 48.6% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
23 Chestnut Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Apr 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07-0556-FUL
What's in 23 Chestnut Grove, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4ST's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
23 Chestnut Grove's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£273,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 March 2001Most recent
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW8 4ST: £193,500 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in CW8 4ST
17 Chestnut Grove, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4ST
Sold Jun 2024
£327,5003 Chestnut Grove, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4ST
Sold Oct 2018
£193,50011 Chestnut Grove, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4ST
Sold Mar 2018
£210,0004 Chestnut Grove, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4ST
Sold Aug 2012
£170,0009 Chestnut Grove, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4ST
Sold Aug 2007
£105,000
Everything we know about 23 Chestnut Grove, 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 Chestnut Grove homes
23 Chestnut Grove is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£789
Street avg £2,298
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.4 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School. 8 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
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB