Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Windmill Cottage, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ
1 planning record
Estimated value
£334,000
- Against WA4 4AZ's recent median (£305,000)+10%
Newest record on this page: April 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 5
Council tax
Band D
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£334,000
- Against WA4 4AZ's recent median (£305,000)+10%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 Windmill Cottage is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WA4 4AZ. 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
107 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2017
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in WA4 4AZ
5 sales, median £305,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Windmill Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA4 4AZ: £305,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in WA4 4AZ
Meadow House, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ
Sold Apr 2024
£665,000Sumners Farm Cottage, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ
Sold Sept 2023
£220,0001 Manor Cottage, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ
Sold Feb 2022
£212,000The Old School, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ
Sold Sept 2021
£678,000White House Cottage, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ
Sold Aug 2021
£305,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for 2 Windmill Cottage, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ. 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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About 2 Windmill Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Windmill Cottage is a semi-detached house in Preston On The Hill, Warrington, Warrington (WA4 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a G (score 5), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2019. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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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.
2 Windmill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Nov 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G5
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 November 2027
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Windmill Cottage, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 2 Windmill Cottage, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ
1decisions1extensions7documents3nearby
- Apr 2019Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Proposed conversion of existing garage to habitable accommodation and erection of detached garage at
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00078/FUL
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Versus other Windmill Lane homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 2 Windmill Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
5 (G)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
211/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Gorsewood Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Gorsewood Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School and PreschoolPrimary1.1km
- Murdishaw West Community Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
- Ormiston Bolingbroke AcademySecondary1.8km
Nearest stops
- Chester RoadBus stop243m
- Post OfficeBus stop534m
- Aston GreenBus stop698m
- Daresbury ParkBus stop766m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,213 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour271 reports9%
- Other Theft247 reports8%
- Public Order245 reports8%
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 WA4 4AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 2 Windmill Cottage is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WA4 4AZ. 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. No sale is recorded for 2 Windmill Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 2 Windmill Cottage was lodged in November 2017 at band G and is valid until November 2027. 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 2 Windmill 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 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WA4 4AZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 2 Windmill Cottage is in council tax band D. 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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