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8 Heron Grove, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8BD

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Heron Grove

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

8 Heron Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 8BD). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 15.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 53.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £226,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
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

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Heron Grove, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Heron Grove has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£262,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£226,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 February 2022Most recent

    £226,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 8BD: £226,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Heron Grove homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 8 Heron Grove lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,756

Street avg £2,192

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£279k

1 Alfred Street, Rainford

WA11 8BY

3 bed2 bath
£364k

1 Church Road, Rainford

WA11 8HE

3 bed3 bath
£283k

1 Graces Close, Rainford

WA11 8FY

2 bed2 bath
£242k

1 Carter Avenue, Rainford

WA11 8EL

2 bed
£179k

1 Cartwright Court, Rainford

WA11 8GB

2 bed1 bath
£501k

1 Ash Grove, Rainford

WA11 8DU

4 bed1 bath
£249k

1 Croxteth Drive, Rainford

WA11 8JZ

£238k

1 Arnian Road, Rainford

WA11 8BU

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

Rookery Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Rainford CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA11 8BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WA11 8BD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WA11 8BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Heron Grove, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8BD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.