Yew Tree Cottage, Greenhill Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington, WA4 4JD
About Yew Tree Cottage
Yew Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Lower Whitley, Warrington, Warrington (WA4 4JD). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 109 m² it sits well below the postcode median (226 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £631,000 is 37.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 102.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenSide and rear
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Yew Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Yew Tree Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at Yew Tree Cottage, Greenhill Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington, WA4 4JD
- Jan 2009ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension and new access
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 08-2748-FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
£631,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 9 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
4 October 2017Most recent
£460,000
+61.4%over 8 years31 October 2008
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA4 4JD: £640,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in WA4 4JD
1 Grimsditch Barn, Greenhill Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington, WA4 4JD
Sold Feb 2025
£695,000Greenhill Cottage, Greenhill Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington, WA4 4JD
Sold Jun 2022
£1,850,000Greenhill, Greenhill Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington, WA4 4JD
Sold Jul 2015
£640,0003 Grimsditch Barn, Greenhill Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington, WA4 4JD
Sold May 2015
£470,0002 Grimsditch Barn, Greenhill Lane, Lower Whitley, Warrington, WA4 4JD
Sold Jun 2004
£420,000
Versus other Greenhill Lane homes
On floor area, Yew Tree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,220
Street avg £2,751
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 244 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Grimsditch Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Whitley Village School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







