What kind of home is 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY?

20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY is a 4-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY sell for?

20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY last sold for £475,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £289,250 in December 2007, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY?

Across 2 sales between December 2007 and November 2022, 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY rose from £289,250 to £475,000, a change of £185,750. That works out to roughly +3.4% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY?

The current EPC rating for 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in September 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY?

20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (1,615 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WA4 6LY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY use?

The latest EPC at 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY had any planning applications?

20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in May 2016 under ref. 2016/27782. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY?

20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY is in council tax band D.

Which area is 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY in?

20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY sits in Stockton Heath, Warrington, Warrington. It falls within the WA4 postcode district.

Is 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY in a safe area?

Police records around 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY show an average of 211 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (21% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY?

The closest primary school to 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY is Stockton Heath Primary School (288m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bridgewater High School (818m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY?

The closest bus stop to 20 Bedford Street, WA4 6LY is Carlton Street, 119m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Bedford Street, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 6LY

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

150 m²

1615 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 20 Bedford Street

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

20 Bedford Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stockton Heath, Warrington, Warrington (WA4 6LY). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 71% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £475,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
BasementYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 Bedford Street'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 27 Sept 2025

Current Certificate

Sept 2015

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 27 September 2025

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Bedford Street, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 6LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Bedford Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 20 Bedford Street, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 6LY

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May 2016
ExtensionOutline
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
42 Day Householder Prior Approval - Proposed Infill single storey extension to extend by 6 metres from the rear wall, maximum height of 4 metres and the height of the extension to the eaves is to be 3 metres.
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
2016/27782
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£513,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£475,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

17 November 2022Most recent
£475,000
+64.2%over 14 years
10 December 2007
£289,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in WA4 6LY: £435,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Bedford Street homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 20 Bedford Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,167

Street avg £2,422

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Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 140 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

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Area

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Crime

211/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Carlton Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Stockton Heath Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WA4 6LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WA4 6LY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low

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