17a, Church Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8HE
About 17a
17a is a mid-terrace house in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 8HE). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 56 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (28 versus a best of 73).
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 13800% above the 2022 sale of £1,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2/sq ft) was about 99.1% below the postcode norm. Sold November 2022 for £1,000. 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
Energy performance
17a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17a was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 November 2022Most recent
£1,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 8HE: £230,000 (2018–2008).
Nearby sales in WA11 8HE
18a, Church Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8HE
Sold Feb 2018
£90,0001 Church Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8HE
Sold Mar 2015
£242,00025 Church Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8HE
Sold Sept 2012
£218,50037 Church Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8HE
Sold Oct 2008
£230,0005 Church Road, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8HE
Sold Jan 1995
£135,000
Everything we know about 17a, 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 Church Road homes
On epc rating, 17a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Leyland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rainford CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB