20 Bentham Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Culcheth, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 5EQ). 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 (December 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced Warrington HPI: 1.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 sits 69.1% above the 2016 sale of £181,500. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in May 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2025
20 Bentham Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
20 Bentham Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 10 years.
£181,500
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 10 years.
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On floor area, 20 Bentham Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,086
Street avg £2,522
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 95 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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension
Extension: Side and rear of property
Householder - Proposed Two storey side and single storey rear extension with front canopy
What's in 20 Bentham Road, Culcheth, Warrington, WA3 5EQ's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
3 May 2016Most recent
£181,500
+6.5%over 2 years24 April 2014
£170,500
+5.9%over 8 years28 February 2006
£161,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 5EQ: £265,000 (2025–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
WA3 5EF
BP Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Culcheth High School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB