5 Sandy Lane is a mid-terrace house in Lowton, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Sale prices here have outpaced Warrington HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 sits 162.1% above the 2015 sale of £58,000. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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5 Sandy Lane ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 5 Sandy Lane.
5 Sandy Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£152,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 18 years.
£58,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 18 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
EPC Rating for 5 Sandy Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£892
Street avg £1,293
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
To extend dwellinghouse, part single, part two storey to rear.
What's in 5 Sandy Lane, Lowton, Warrington, WA3 1DH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
4 March 2015Most recent
£58,000
-20.3%over 11 years11 December 2003
£72,800
+170.1%over 6 years6 June 1997
£26,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 1DH: £147,500 (2025–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
WA3 1EF
Sandy Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lowton St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB