What kind of home is 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ?

48 The Close, WA11 0BZ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ?

48 The Close, WA11 0BZ last sold for £159,950 in December 2017, around 8 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ?

The current EPC rating for 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ is E with a score of 48 out of 100, lodged in September 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ?

48 The Close, WA11 0BZ has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,012 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WA11 0BZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ use?

The latest EPC at 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ?

48 The Close, WA11 0BZ 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.

Which area is 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ in?

48 The Close, WA11 0BZ sits in Haydock, St. Helens, St Helens. It falls within the WA11 postcode district.

Is 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ in a safe area?

Police records around 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ?

The closest primary school to 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ is St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School (510m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy (657m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ?

The closest bus stop to 48 The Close, WA11 0BZ is Laurel Road, 101m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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48 The Close, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0BZ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

94 m²

1012 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 48

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 48 The Close

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

48 The Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Haydock, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 0BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 94 m² it's 19% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 39.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

48 The Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2022

EPC Rating

E48

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 48 The Close, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

48 The Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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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 48 The Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£223,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£159,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

20 December 2017Most recent
£159,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 0BZ: £125,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in WA11 0BZ

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On the street

Versus other The Close homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 48 The Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,702

Street avg £1,475

Above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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4 bed1 bath

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£385k

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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 St Helens district page.

Full St Helens report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Laurel Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA11 0BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WA11 0BZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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