What type of property is 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS sell for?

14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS last sold for £195,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

The current EPC rating for 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in June 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WA11 8JS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS heated?

The latest EPC at 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS is in council tax band C.

Where is 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS located?

14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS sits in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens. It falls within the WA11 postcode district.

What is crime like near 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

Police records around 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

The closest primary school to 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS is Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School (187m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Rainford High School (358m).

How well connected is 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

The closest bus stop to 14 Astley Close, WA11 8JS is Helen Bank Drive, 140m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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14 Astley Close, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8JS

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 14 Astley Close

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

14 Astley Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 8JS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 is 22.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £195,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

GarageDetached

Building

TenureFreehold

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Astley Close, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Astley Close 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

£239,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£195,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

4 September 2022Most recent
£195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 8JS: £220,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in WA11 8JS

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On the street

Versus other Astley Close homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 14 Astley Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,000

Street avg £2,285

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Above

Comparables

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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

Helen Bank Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WA11 8JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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