What type of property is 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

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

What did 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS sell for?

5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS last sold for £190,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

The current EPC rating for 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 37% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WA11 8JS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

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

Where is 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS located?

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

How safe is the area around 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

Police records around 5 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 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

The closest primary school to 5 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 5 Astley Close, WA11 8JS?

The closest bus stop to 5 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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5 Astley Close, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8JS

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 5 Astley Close

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

5 Astley Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 8JS). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 64 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 £234,000 is 23.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £190,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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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

Bedrooms2
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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.

EPC Rating

D55

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 5 Astley Close, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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

£234,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£190,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

26 August 2021Most recent
£190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 8JS: £220,000 (2025–2022).

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.

5 Astley Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,969

Street avg £2,288

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 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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FAQ

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