What kind of home is 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP sell for?

44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP last sold for £260,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £127,000 in April 2011, so prices have been rising over 11 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between April 2011 and August 2022, 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP rose from £127,000 to £260,000, a change of £133,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 11 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

The current EPC rating for 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. It has improved from a E recorded in November 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CW11 1BP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP use?

The latest EPC at 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is in council tax band C.

Which area is 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP in?

44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP sits in Sandbach. It falls within the CW11 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

Police records around 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

The closest primary school to 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is Elworth Hall Primary School (622m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College (515m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

The closest bus stop to 44 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is Princess Drive, 289m away. The nearest rail option is Sandbach Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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44 Princess Drive, Sandbach, CW11 1BP

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 44 Princess Drive

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

44 Princess Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Sandbach (CW11 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Across 2011–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 13.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 63% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Apr 2022

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2022from Nov 2009

EPC improved fromE48toD65

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows

SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting

37%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 44 Princess Drive, Sandbach, CW11 1BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

44 Princess Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2011.

Current estimate

£294,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£260,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

14 August 2022Most recent
£260,000
+104.7%over 11 years
27 April 2011
£127,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 1BP: £290,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in CW11 1BP

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On the street

Versus other Princess Drive homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

44 Princess Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,171

Street avg £2,292

Strongly above

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sandbach district page.

Full Sandbach report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Princess Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CW11 1BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CW11 1BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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