39a, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, CW11 1DH

39a is a mid-terrace house in Sandbach (CW11 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (49–139 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 14.4% below the 2021 sale of £160,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 130.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2021 for £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.