1 Alfred Street, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8BY
About 1 Alfred Street
1 Alfred Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 11 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (January 2015). Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 is 34.8% above the 2015 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Alfred Street 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2022AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to approval P/2021/0502/HHFP to alter doors and windows
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- A/2022/0023/NMA
- Mar 2022AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to P/2021/0502/HHFP to change the single storey rear extension pitched roof to a duel pitched roof.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- A/2022/0011/NMA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Alfred Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 11 years.
£207,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
28 January 2015Most recent
£207,000
+59.3%over 11 years15 January 2004
£129,950
Median price across the last 4 sales in WA11 8BY: £152,875 (2025–1995).
Everything we know about 1 Alfred Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Alfred Street homes
1 Alfred Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 45 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alfred Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB