1 Carden Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 6LT). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Warrington HPI: 1.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 sits 76.3% above the 2012 sale of £190,000. At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (August 2012). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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1 Carden Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Sept 2024
Extension: Single storey
Proposed single storey front / side extension
1 Carden Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 10 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 10 years.
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EPC Rating for 1 Carden Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,357
Street avg £1,738
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Turf & Feather — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
What's in 1 Carden Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6LT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
24 August 2012Most recent
£190,000
+11.8%over 9 years22 November 2002
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 6LT: £155,000 (2023–2014).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
WA3 6QH
Closest school
0.3 km
Locking Stumps Community Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.3dB