What type of property is 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX?

53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX sell for?

53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX last sold for £189,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX?

The current EPC rating for 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in August 2016. It has dropped from a D recorded in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX?

53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WA3 6NX. Source: EPC Register.

How is 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX heated?

The latest EPC at 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX?

53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX located?

53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX sits in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington. It falls within the WA3 postcode district.

Which schools serve 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX?

The closest primary school to 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX is Birchwood CofE Primary School (386m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Birchwood Community High School (579m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX?

The closest bus stop to 53 Curlew Grove, WA3 6NX is Whinchat Drive, 126m away. The nearest rail option is Birchwood Rail Station, 588m away.

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53 Curlew Grove, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6NX

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 53 Curlew Grove

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

53 Curlew Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 6NX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 83 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 50 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 is 27% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 77.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £189,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
DrivewayYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

53 Curlew Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2016

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 53 Curlew Grove, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6NX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

53 Curlew Grove has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£240,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£189,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

7 July 2022Most recent
£189,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 6NX: £132,500 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in WA3 6NX

On the street

Versus other Curlew Grove homes

Four headline reads against 49 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

53 Curlew Grove is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,277

Street avg £1,561

Strongly above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Whinchat Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Birchwood CofE Primary School. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA3 6NX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.1dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for WA3 6NX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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