# 1 RUSSET AVENUE, APPLETON, WARRINGTON, WA4 5RR

## Property details

- Slug: `e6b83c1` (address key hash: `e6b83c12b1a2de6ae8ff02f54fbb160afd872fab`)
- Postcode: WA4 5RR
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 137 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £620,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,526/m²
- Local average: £605,278 (63 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £620,000
- Date: 2026-02-02
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 29/05/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £543/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7202-3038-2305-8814-5200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-02 | £620,000 | Detached | — | £613,697 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673e-ee4c-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 RUSSET AVENUE, APPLETON, WARRINGTON, WA4 5RR | £620,000 | 02/02/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166913798](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b825f38)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £620,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-12 | £625,000 |
| sold | 2024-01-01 | £589,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 26 RUSSET AVENUE, APPLETON, WARRINGTON, WA4 5RR | £585,000 | 28/04/2023 | Detached |
| 15 RUSSET AVENUE, APPLETON, WARRINGTON, WA4 5RR | £590,000 | 24/03/2023 | Detached |
| 24 RUSSET AVENUE, APPLETON, WARRINGTON, WA4 5RR | £505,000 | 21/12/2022 | Detached |
| 11 RUSSET AVENUE, APPLETON, WARRINGTON, WA4 5RR | £575,000 | 08/12/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £563,750 (4 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 27.2%
- **10y growth:** 58.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North West; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 56.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North West). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £856/mo
- **Realistic:** £951/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,046/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for North Cheshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.15% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £118,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £95,100

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*