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Sumners Farm Cottage, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£252,000

  • Since the 2023 sale (£220,000)+15%
  • Against WA4 4AZ's recent median (£305,000)-17%

Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
84 m²
904 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£252,000

  • Against its 2023 sale (£220,000)+15%
  • Against WA4 4AZ's recent median (£305,000)-17%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Sumners Farm Cottage is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales 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

    84 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2025

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2023

  • Recent sales in WA4 4AZ

    5 sales, median £305,000 (2024–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 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 at least doubled since 2000.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 September 2023Most recent

    £220,000

    +22.2%over 15 years

  2. 24 July 2008

    £180,000

    +93.5%over 7 years

  3. 24 September 2000

    £93,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA4 4AZ: £305,000 (2024–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Sumners Farm 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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Overview

About Sumners Farm Cottage

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

Sumners Farm Cottage is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Preston On The Hill, Warrington, Warrington (WA4 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 14.5% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 92.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £220,000 in September 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
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The data behind every report

  • 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 12 June 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2025from Jul 2023
EPC improved fromF27toE40
Heating Controls
ThermostatProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main SystemImmersion

Hot water system changed

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Sumners Farm Cottage, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Sumners Farm Cottage, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ

0decisions4documents3nearby
  1. Jun 2004
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Proposed double garage extension to existing garage at Sumners Farm Windmill Lane Preston Brook Runcorn Cheshire WA4 4AZ

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    04/00392/FUL
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On the street

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 years held, Sumners Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,619

Street avg £2,085

Above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Above
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

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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for WA4 4AZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

59.1dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for WA4 4AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

52.4dB

Low
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-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Comparables

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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 Sumners Farm Cottage is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales 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. 3 sales are recorded for Sumners Farm 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 Sumners Farm Cottage was lodged in June 2025 at band E and is valid until June 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Sumners Farm 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.
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