2 Buttermere Crescent, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7LL
About 2 Buttermere Crescent
2 Buttermere Crescent is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 7LL). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 70). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in October 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 sits 453.7% above the 1995 sale of £54,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 79.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Buttermere Crescent has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2006/0532
- Dec 2000ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
TWO STOREY GABLE END EXTENSION TO FORM 2 BEDROOMS BATHROOM LOUNGE TOILET AND KITCHEN EXTENSION
- Reference
- P/2000/0538
What's in 2 Buttermere Crescent, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7LL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Buttermere Crescent's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£54,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 October 1995Most recent
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 7LL: £195,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in WA11 7LL
15 Buttermere Crescent, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7LL
Sold Jan 2025
£220,0001 Buttermere Crescent, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7LL
Sold Dec 2024
£195,00014 Buttermere Crescent, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7LL
Sold Jul 2023
£210,00011 Buttermere Crescent, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7LL
Sold Oct 2018
£130,0003 Buttermere Crescent, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 7LL
Sold Jul 2017
£130,000
Everything we know about 2 Buttermere Crescent, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Buttermere Crescent homes
2 Buttermere Crescent is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£372
Street avg £2,134
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
News Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Rainford High School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB