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3 sales on record
About Tarn Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tarn Cottage is a detached house in Newton Le Willows (WA12 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £636,000 is 24.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 158.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 165 m² it sits well below the postcode median (302 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £510,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Tarn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Tarn Cottage, Mere Road, Newton Le Willows, WA12 0BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2021ExtensionFullGrant
Two storey front/side extension, single storey rear extension, alterations to existing garage and external alterations
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2018)
£510,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Mere Road homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Tarn Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,091
Street avg £1,908
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 353 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Newton Le Willows district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Waterworks Drive — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA12 0BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 44 points of interest in total.
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