Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Chestnut Cottage, Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6BG
3 planning records
Estimated value
£379,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£695,000)-45%
- Against WA3 6BG's recent median (£400,000)-5%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£379,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£695,000)-45%
- Against WA3 6BG's recent median (£400,000)-5%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Chestnut Cottage is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WA3 6BG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
139 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in WA3 6BG
5 sales, median £400,000 (2025–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Chestnut Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
25 May 2022Most recent
£695,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 6BG: £400,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in WA3 6BG
618b, Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6BG
Sold Aug 2025
£640,000614 Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6BG
Sold Aug 2017
£400,000600 Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6BG
Sold Feb 2017
£375,000608 Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6BG
Sold Jan 2016
£499,995618a, Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6BG
Sold Dec 2015
£450,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Chestnut Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chestnut Cottage is a detached house in Risley, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 6BG). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 45.5% below the 2022 sale of £695,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 143.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. At 139 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (187 m² median across 6 EPCs). Last sale on file: £695,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Mar 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 March 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Chestnut Cottage, Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Chestnut Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at Chestnut Cottage, Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, WA3 6BG
2decisions12documents
- Mar 2023AnnexFullOutcome in report
Proposed Change of Use of part of existing Storage Barn to form a self contained annex to existing dwelling for use by the owners elderly relatives.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/00288/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- MixedDec 2023Decision
- Tree WorksJul 2023Decision
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Versus other Warrington Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Chestnut Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £2,400
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Warrington district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
112/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Risley HMP — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Newchurch Community Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Newchurch Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
- St Lewis Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
- Croft Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
- Culcheth High SchoolSecondary1.9km
Nearest stops
- Risley HMPBus stop118m
- MerefieldBus stop415m
- Taylor Business ParkBus stop682m
- Noggin InnBus stop848m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences617 reports46%
- Public Order151 reports11%
- Anti-social Behaviour122 reports9%
- Other Theft86 reports6%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA3 6BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Chestnut Cottage is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WA3 6BG. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Chestnut Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Chestnut Cottage was lodged in March 2022 at band D and is valid until March 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Chestnut Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 10 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WA3 6BG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Chestnut Cottage is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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