What type of property is 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP last sold for £235,000 in September 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £65,950 in August 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP changed over time?

Across 4 sales between August 2002 and September 2023, 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP rose from £65,950 to £235,000, a change of £169,050. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

The current EPC rating for 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in February 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CW11 1BP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP heated?

The latest EPC at 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP located?

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

How safe is the area around 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

Police records around 70 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.

Which schools serve 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

The closest primary school to 70 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 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

The closest bus stop to 70 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is Princess Drive, 289m away. The nearest rail option is Sandbach Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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70 Princess Drive, Sandbach, CW11 1BP

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 70 Princess Drive

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

70 Princess Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sandbach (CW11 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.

Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £235,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 90 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 is 16.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes
LandYes

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.

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 70 Princess Drive, Sandbach, CW11 1BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

70 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.

70 Princess Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£274,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£235,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

7 September 2023Most recent
£235,000
+29.1%over 6 years
30 August 2017
£182,000
+58.3%over 14 years
25 March 2003
£115,000
+74.4%over 7 months
13 August 2002
£65,950

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.

Years Held for 70 Princess Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,611

Street avg £2,313

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Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

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