17 Applecross Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 6UX). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2017 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Warrington HPI: 13.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 10.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 65.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 126 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 19 EPCs). Last sale on file: £421,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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17 Applecross Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
17 Applecross Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 5 years.
£421,000
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 5 years.
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17 Applecross Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,341
Street avg £2,560
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Spar Shop — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

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 upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
42 Day Householder Prior Approval - Proposed single storey rear extension with rear and side facing wiindows and skylights to extend beyond the rear wall by 4.05 metres, maximum height of 3.99 metres, and height at the eaves 2.43 metres.
What's in 17 Applecross Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6UX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
25 November 2022Most recent
£421,000
+5.3%over 1 year24 June 2021
£400,000
+86.0%over 3 years18 August 2017
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 6UX: £405,000 (2024–2022).
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Sold Sept 2022
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Sold Sept 2022
25 Applecross Close Birchwood Warrington
Sold Jan 2022

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
WA3 6RY
Closest school
0.4 km
Gorse Covert Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB