Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Fern Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7NU
4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 23 Fern Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Fern Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 7NU). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 sits 51.2% above the 2017 sale of £123,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
23 Fern 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2025
Current Certificate
Jun 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 June 2025
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Fern Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7NU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
23 Fern 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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£186,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2017)
£123,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2017Most recent
£123,000
+63.5%over 14 years17 July 2003
£75,250
+81.3%over 3 years10 December 1999
£41,500
+10.7%over 4 years1 March 1995
£37,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 7NU: £140,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in WA3 7NU
17 Fern Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7NU
Sold Jan 2025
£165,00034 Fern Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7NU
Sold Jan 2024
£167,00030 Fern Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7NU
Sold Nov 2020
£140,00011 Fern Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7NU
Sold Mar 2019
£122,0001 Fern Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7NU
Sold Dec 2017
£118,000
Versus other Fern Close homes
Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
23 Fern Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,382
Street avg £1,277
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Warrington district page.
Crime
112/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heather Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Locking Stumps Community Primary School. 16 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA3 7NU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.9dB
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