12 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
About 12 Charnwood Close
12 Charnwood Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 6TG). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–108 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 37.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 107.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2021 for £87,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
12 Charnwood Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Charnwood Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£87,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 6TG: £155,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in WA3 6TG
18 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
Sold Sept 2025
£110,0001 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
Sold Mar 2025
£174,0004 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
Sold Feb 2025
£220,00027 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
Sold Jan 2025
£155,00016 Charnwood Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6TG
Sold Feb 2024
£105,000
Versus other Charnwood Close homes
On price per m², 12 Charnwood Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,417
Street avg £1,588
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ashdown Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Gorse Covert Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB







