Lotus House, Red Cat Lane, Crank, St Helens, WA11 8RT
About Lotus House
Lotus House is a four-bedroom detached house in Crank, St. Helens, St Helens (WA11 8RT). It has a recorded floor area of 316 m² (around 3401 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. Tenure is freehold. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (September 2022) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average.
Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 316 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £886,000 sits 254.4% above the 1999 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 45.2% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- LandYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Lotus House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lotus House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Lotus House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Lotus House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£886,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 1999Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA11 8RT: £170,000 (2021–1996).
Everything we know about Lotus House, 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 Red Cat Lane homes
On floor area, Lotus House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
316 m²
Street avg 150 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Back Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB