8 Orchard Brow is a semi-detached house in Rixton, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 6JL). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Warrington HPI: 53.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 28.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it's 16.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 38 EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £215,520. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Orchard Brow has no planning applications on record.
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8 Orchard Brow changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 53.9% per year over 1 year.
£215,520
Growth on file: 53.9% per year over 1 year.
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On habitable rooms, 8 Orchard Brow stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,694
Street avg £2,614
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Birch Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

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 changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
23 July 2021Most recent
£215,520
+53.9%over 7 months17 December 2020
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 6JL: £230,000 (2024–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
WA3 6TY
Closest school
0.2 km
St Helen's Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB