42 Queens Drive, Sandbach, CW11 1BN

42 Queens Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sandbach (CW11 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

It hasn't traded since March 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 114.3% above the 2009 sale of £112,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 26.7% below the postcode norm. At 71 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 22 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).