Abbeyfields, Flat 7, Park Lane, Sandbach, CW11 1EP

Abbeyfields is a mid-terrace house in Sandbach (CW11 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Abbeyfields (31–145 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 12 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 27.9% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 46.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.