18 Carrington Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Birchwood, Warrington, Warrington (WA3 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Warrington HPI: 1.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 is 34.2% above the 2021 sale price. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £119,950 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
18 Carrington Close has no planning applications on record.
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18 Carrington Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 15 years.
£119,950
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 15 years.
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On habitable rooms, 18 Carrington Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,856
Street avg £2,577
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Strawberry Close — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.5dB

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
Hot water system upgraded
16 September 2021Most recent
£119,950
+21.2%over 15 years15 June 2006
£99,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA3 7QA: £348,000 (2025–2023).
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Sold Mar 2023

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
WA3 7NB
Closest school
0.4 km
Locking Stumps Community Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
53.9dB