What type of property is 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS?

8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

When did 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS last change hands?

8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS last sold for £132,000 in January 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £120,000 in November 2003, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 2003 and January 2012, 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS rose from £120,000 to £132,000, a change of £12,000. That works out to roughly +1.2% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in September 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS?

8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (693 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CW11 1BS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS?

8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS is in council tax band C.

Where is 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS located?

8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS sits in Sandbach. It falls within the CW11 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS?

Police records around 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS 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 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS?

The closest primary school to 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS is Offley Primary Academy (565m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College (383m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Princess Drive, CW11 1BS is Princess Drive, 86m away. The nearest rail option is Sandbach Rail Station, 1.4km away.

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8 Princess Drive, Sandbach, CW11 1BS

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

64 m²

693 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Princess Drive

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

8 Princess Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sandbach (CW11 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 693 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2003–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 79.5% above the 2012 sale of £132,000. On the market in January 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Heating systemGas fired
Period featuresYes
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Princess Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Sept 2021

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Princess Drive, Sandbach, CW11 1BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 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.

8 Princess Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£237,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£132,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

27 January 2012Most recent
£132,000
+10.0%over 8 years
12 November 2003
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 1BS: £175,000 (2023–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Princess Drive homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 8 Princess Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,049

Street avg £2,441

Strongly below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below

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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

0.1 km

Princess Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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 1BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CW11 1BS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

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