2 Fern Bank, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8DZ
About 2 Fern Bank
2 Fern Bank is a three-bedroom detached house in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 8DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 45.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016).
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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
Energy performance
2 Fern Bank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Fern Bank has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Extension and erection of pitched roof on existing flat roof dormer to side in addition to single storey flat roof extension to side of dwelling.
- Agent
- Group D Architects
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- P/2018/0009/HHFP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Fern Bank valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 September 2016Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 8DZ: £217,500 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in WA11 8DZ
9 Fern Bank, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8DZ
Sold Nov 2024
£270,0006 Fern Bank, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8DZ
Sold Nov 2020
£217,50011 Fern Bank, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8DZ
Sold Mar 2017
£192,5007 Fern Bank, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8DZ
Sold Jan 2016
£170,0003 Fern Bank, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8DZ
Sold Sept 2015
£285,000
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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 Fern Bank homes
2 Fern Bank is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,715
Street avg £2,327
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Moss Brow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB