1 Dunscar Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7LS
About 1 Dunscar Close
1 Dunscar Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 7LS). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 45.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 27.8% below the postcode norm. Sold March 2022 for £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Dunscar Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Dunscar 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.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 7 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
18 March 2022Most recent
£270,000
+58.8%over 6 years2 July 2015
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 7LS: £280,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in WA3 7LS
5 Dunscar Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7LS
Sold Jan 2023
£334,0002 Dunscar Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7LS
Sold Jan 2023
£300,00016 Dunscar Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7LS
Sold Feb 2018
£175,0007 Dunscar Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7LS
Sold May 2017
£280,0009 Dunscar Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7LS
Sold Feb 2015
£234,000
Versus other Dunscar Close homes
On epc rating, 1 Dunscar Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,508
Street avg £2,268
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hinton House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Locking Stumps Community Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.3dB







