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Hillcrest Cottage, Chester Road, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AJ

1 planning record

Estimated value

£663,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£494,000)+34%
  • Against WA4 4AJ's recent median (£450,000)+47%

Newest record on this page: December 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
202 m²
2174 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£663,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£494,000)+34%
  • Against WA4 4AJ's recent median (£450,000)+47%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Hillcrest Cottage is modelled from its 202 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WA4 4AJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    202 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2014

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in WA4 4AJ

    5 sales, median £450,000 (2024–2021)

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SalesLatest sale shown: December 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 July 2020Most recent

    £494,000

    +218.7%over 22 years

  2. 14 August 1997

    £155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA4 4AJ: £450,000 (2024–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Hillcrest Cottage, Chester Road, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Hillcrest Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Hillcrest Cottage is a detached house in Daresbury, Warrington, Warrington (WA4 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £663,000 is 34.2% above the 2020 sale price. Sold July 2020 for £494,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Hillcrest Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Aug 2024

Current Certificate
Aug 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
19.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 2 August 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hillcrest Cottage, Chester Road, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Hillcrest Cottage, Chester Road, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4AJ

0decisions4documents3nearby
  1. May 2003
    MixedFull
    Outcome in report

    Proposed garden room to rear and detached double garage to side of Hillcrest Cottage Chester Road Daresbury Runcorn Cheshire WA4 4AJ

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    03/00262/FUL
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On the street

Versus other Chester Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Hillcrest Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,446

Street avg £2,844

Below

Floor Area

202 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly below
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.
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Crime

211/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

D Park School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Daresbury Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Daresbury Primary SchoolPrimary140m
  • Sandymoor Ormiston AcademySecondary1.5km
  • Moore Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
  • Windmill Hill Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km

Nearest stops

  • D Park SchoolBus stop174m
  • Ring o BellsBus stop184m
  • Science & Technology ParkBus stop538m
  • Keckwick LaneBus stop619m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,213 reports41%
  • Anti-social Behaviour271 reports9%
  • Other Theft247 reports8%
  • Public Order245 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA4 4AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WA4 4AJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WA4 4AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.3dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Hillcrest Cottage is modelled from its 202 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WA4 4AJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Hillcrest Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Hillcrest Cottage was lodged in August 2014 at band F and expired in August 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Hillcrest Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 8 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WA4 4AJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Hillcrest Cottage is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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