Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Old School, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ
5 sales on record2 planning records
Estimated value
£747,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£678,000)+10%
- Against WA4 4AZ's recent median (£285,000)+162%
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
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
260 m²
2799 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£747,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£678,000)+10%
- Against WA4 4AZ's recent median (£285,000)+162%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Old School is modelled from its 260 m² EPC floor area, its 5 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
260 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2020
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in WA4 4AZ
5 sales, median £285,000 (2024–2020)
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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 of 2 applications | 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.
Price for The Old School has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Sales timeline
26 September 2021Most recent
£678,000
+9268.5%over 2 years17 December 2018
£7,237
-96.8%over 14 years1 December 2004
£228,750
+79.4%over 2 years8 February 2002
£127,500
+50.0%over 3 years13 August 1998
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA4 4AZ: £285,000 (2024–2020).
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Sold Aug 2021
£305,000Rose Bank, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ
Sold Nov 2020
£285,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Old School, 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 The Old School
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old School is a detached house in Preston On The Hill, Warrington, Warrington (WA4 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2799 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil.
At 260 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £678,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £747,000 is 10.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
The Old School's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jun 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 June 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old School, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 applications on record at The Old School, Windmill Lane, Preston On The Hill, Warrington, WA4 4AZ
1decisions1extensions15documents3nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
- Jul 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed side/rear extension to existing dwelling and extension to outbuilding at The Old School Windmill Lane Preston Brook Runcorn Cheshire WA4 4AZ
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00534/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseMar 2023Decision
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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.
CO₂ Emissions for The Old School lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,608
Street avg £2,086
Floor Area
260 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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%
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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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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-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 The Old School is modelled from its 260 m² EPC floor area, its 5 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. 5 sales are recorded for The Old School. 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 The Old School was lodged in June 2020 at band E and is valid until June 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to The Old School. 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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