What type of property is 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU?

17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU sell for?

17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU last sold for £178,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £142,950 in November 2017, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between November 2017 and March 2021, 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU rose from £142,950 to £178,000, a change of £35,050. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in December 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU?

17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (635 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in WA11 8JU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU?

17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in July 2020 under ref. P/2020/0333/HHFP. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU?

17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU is in council tax band C.

Where is 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU located?

17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU sits in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens. It falls within the WA11 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU?

Police records around 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU 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 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU?

The closest primary school to 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU is Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School (156m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Rainford High School (258m).

How well connected is 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU?

The closest bus stop to 17 Duxbury Close, WA11 8JU is Witton Way, 100m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Duxbury Close, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8JU

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

59 m²

635 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Duxbury Close

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

17 Duxbury Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rainford, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 8JU). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 25.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last sale on file: £178,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2025

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Duxbury Close, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jun 2020
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing garage at the side and erection of a single storey side and rear wraparound extension.
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
P/2020/0333/HHFP
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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

£224,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£178,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

15 March 2021Most recent
£178,000
+24.5%over 3 years
22 November 2017
£142,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 8JU: £205,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in WA11 8JU

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On the street

Versus other Duxbury Close homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Duxbury Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,017

Street avg £2,488

Above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Above

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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.

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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

Witton Way — 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 8JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WA11 8JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

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