Moss Briar, Dairy Farm Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7JQ
About Moss Briar
Moss Briar is a detached house in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 7JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a G (score 9), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Moss Briar 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Moss Briar has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Moss Briar has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 7JQ: £240,000 (2025–2002).
Nearby sales in WA11 7JQ
2 Dairy Farm Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7JQ
Sold Jun 2025
£240,0003 Dairy Farm Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7JQ
Sold Jul 2024
£360,0007 Dairy Farm Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7JQ
Sold May 2024
£242,0005 Dairy Farm Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7JQ
Sold Sept 2002
£146,5004 Dairy Farm Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7JQ
Sold Sept 2002
£136,000
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Versus other Dairy Farm Road homes
EPC Rating for Moss Briar lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
9 (G)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
22.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Dairy Farm Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.0dB