38a is a semi-detached house in Culcheth, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 5EF). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Warrington HPI: 2.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £288,000 sits 63.2% above the 2015 sale of £176,500. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2024
38a has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
38a changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 12 years.
£176,500
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 12 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
Price per m²
£2,029
Street avg £2,314
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey
Householder - Proposed ground floor rear/side extension.
What's in 38a, Howard Road, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 5EF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
13 November 2015Most recent
£176,500
+9.0%over 1 year1 August 2014
£162,000
-3.3%over 9 years6 May 2005
£167,500
+24.1%over 1 year28 October 2003
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 5EF: £265,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
BP Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Culcheth High School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB