2 New Cottages, Edge Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TS
About 2 New Cottages
2 New Cottages is a semi-detached house in Thornton, Liverpool, Liverpool (L23 1TS). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 82.8% above the 2014 sale of £122,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in April 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. At 109 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (153 m² median across 5 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jun 2023
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 2 New Cottages, Edge Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TS
- May 2014DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erection of a part two storey and part first floor extension to the rear, porch to the side elevation, demolition of the existing garage and rebuilding to rear garden, widening of the driveway to the front and exterior alterations
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/2014/00381
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Sales history & valuation
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£122,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 April 2014Most recent
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in L23 1TS: £215,000 (2020–2006).
Versus other Edge Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for 2 New Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,119
Street avg £1,133
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tanhouse Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St William of York Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







