Ivy Cottage, Street Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington, WA4 4EN

Ivy Cottage is a detached house in Lower Whitley, Warrington, Warrington (WA4 4EN). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £620,000 sits 342.9% above the 1996 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 39.3% below the postcode norm. At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.