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Get startedSmithy Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Lach Dennis, Northwich, Northwich (CW9 7TF). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 37.8% above the 2012 sale price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (July 2012).
Smithy Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First Floor Side Extension with Rear Dormer
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 6 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 6 years.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
2 more applications for this property
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27 July 2012Most recent
£360,000
+31.4%over 6 years22 June 2006
£274,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CW9 7TF: £390,000 (2024–2008).
CW9 7SS
Duke of Portland — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB
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