What type of property is 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

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

What did 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP sell for?

81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP last sold for £315,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £87,000 in June 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

Across 3 sales between June 2001 and August 2024, 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP rose from £87,000 to £315,000, a change of £228,000. That works out to roughly +5.7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

The current EPC rating for 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in March 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (1,302 sq ft), around 61 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 64% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CW11 1BP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP heated?

The latest EPC at 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP have?

81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP has council approval for an extension granted in November 2004 under ref. 04/0252/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

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

Where is 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP located?

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

What is crime like near 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

Police records around 81 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 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

The closest primary school to 81 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.

What is the nearest station to 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP?

The closest bus stop to 81 Princess Drive, CW11 1BP is Princess Drive, 289m away. The nearest rail option is Sandbach Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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81 Princess Drive, Sandbach, CW11 1BP

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

121 m²

1302 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 81 Princess Drive

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

81 Princess Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Sandbach (CW11 1BP). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £315,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

81 Princess Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 81 Princess Drive, Sandbach, CW11 1BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

81 Princess Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.

Nov 2004
ConservatoryFull
In report
UPVC conservatory.
Extension
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
04/0252/FUL
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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.

Latest sale on 81 Princess Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£316,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£315,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

26 August 2024Most recent
£315,000
+97.5%over 20 years
9 August 2004
£159,500
+83.3%over 3 years
28 June 2001
£87,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 1BP: £260,000 (2024–2022).

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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.

On floor area, 81 Princess Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,603

Street avg £2,313

On par

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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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

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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

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70 dB

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