42 Fern Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7NU
1 planning record
About 42 Fern Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Fern Close is a semi-detached house in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 7NU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in January 2011. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2005–2011, sale prices here grew 0.3% per year, broadly in step with Warrington's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 sits 91.9% above the 2011 sale of £111,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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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.
42 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Dec 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 42 Fern Close, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7NU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jun 2014PorchFullIn report
Householder - Proposed replacement porch
Extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
42 Fern Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£213,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2011)
£111,000
Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Fern Close homes
Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 42 Fern Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,404
Street avg £1,189
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heather Close — bus stop.
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
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 46 points of interest in total.
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