What type of property is 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP?

40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP last change hands?

40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP last sold for £260,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £34,200 in September 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 1997 and January 2022, 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP rose from £34,200 to £260,000, a change of £225,800. That works out to roughly +8.7% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP?

The current EPC rating for 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in September 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP?

40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 23% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WA1 3DP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP heated?

The latest EPC at 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP?

40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP located?

40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP sits in Padgate, Warrington, Warrington. It falls within the WA1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP?

Police records around 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP?

The closest primary school to 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP is St Oswald's Catholic Primary School (221m), one of 25 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Padgate Academy (798m), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP?

The closest bus stop to 40 Brownhill Drive, WA1 3DP is St Oswalds Church, 159m away. The nearest rail option is Padgate Rail Station, 572m away.

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40 Brownhill Drive, Padgate, Warrington, WA1 3DP

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 40 Brownhill Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

40 Brownhill Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Padgate, Warrington, Warrington (WA1 3DP). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 92 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 is 18.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £260,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Brownhill Drive, Padgate, Warrington, WA1 3DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

May 2008
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
Reference
2008/12671
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 40 Brownhill Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£260,000

Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

14 January 2022Most recent
£260,000
+381.5%over 21 years
1 June 2000
£54,000
+57.9%over 2 years
25 September 1997
£34,200

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA1 3DP: £215,000 (2022–2021).

Nearby sales in WA1 3DP

On the street

Versus other Brownhill Drive homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

40 Brownhill Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,826

Street avg £2,098

Strongly above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Warrington district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

St Oswalds Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Oswald's Catholic Primary School. 34 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA1 3DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for WA1 3DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

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55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

75 dB

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