5 Cobbs Lane, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3BY
About 5 Cobbs Lane
5 Cobbs Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Appleton, Warrington, Warrington (WA4 3BY). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 is 16.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 37.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £365,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Cobbs Lane has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 5 Cobbs Lane, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3BY
- Feb 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR ELEVATION
- Reference
- A02/44462
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchJan 2008Decision
- PorchAug 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Cobbs Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 25 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
16 September 2021Most recent
£365,000
+383.4%over 24 years7 March 1997
£75,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA4 3BY: £385,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in WA4 3BY
7 Cobbs Lane, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3BY
Sold Aug 2025
£390,00016 Cobbs Lane, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3BY
Sold Aug 2025
£420,0004 Cobbs Lane, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3BY
Sold Oct 2023
£214,00015 Cobbs Lane, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3BY
Sold Jul 2022
£385,00022 Cobbs Lane, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 3BY
Sold Nov 2017
£247,500
Versus other Cobbs Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, 5 Cobbs Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,874
Street avg £2,452
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bridge Lane Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Cobbs Infant and Nursery School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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