2b, Flat, Queens Drive, Sandbach, CW11 1DA

2b is a mid-terrace house in Sandbach (CW11 1DA). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 58).

Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 81.5% above the 2017 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 39.9% below the postcode norm. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. At 49 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 9 EPCs).