4 Birchways, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 5DQ
About 4 Birchways
4 Birchways is a detached house in Appleton, Warrington, Warrington (WA4 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £868,000 sits 227.5% above the 1997 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 46.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
4 Birchways's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 February 2026
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 4 Birchways, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 5DQ
- Jan 2016ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Section 192 (Lawful Development Certificate) - Proposed single storey kitchen extension to rear elevation, plus utility room extension to side.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2015/27105
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 Birchways's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£868,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 November 1997Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WA4 5DQ: £587,500 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in WA4 5DQ
9 Birchways, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 5DQ
Sold May 2025
£695,00012 Birchways, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 5DQ
Sold Dec 2023
£695,0002 Birchways, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 5DQ
Sold Feb 2018
£587,50015 Birchways, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 5DQ
Sold Jul 2016
£470,0006 Birchways, Appleton, Warrington, WA4 5DQ
Sold Aug 2014
£567,000
Versus other Birchways homes
Price per m² for 4 Birchways lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,233
Street avg £3,450
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
211/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Cann Lane South — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Broomfields Junior School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







