Wood Cottage, Wood Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1PA
About Wood Cottage
Wood Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Bradwall, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 1PA). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 30.9% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £581,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Wood Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Wood Cottage.
- Jun 2022RenovationFullIn report
Internal rework of home which includes the movement and increase in size of existing openings. Also includes the replacement of the existing garden room.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0703C
- Dec 2002MixedFullIn report
TO PLANT NEW HEDGE 71 METRES LONG. ERECT A GARAGE IN CHESHIRE BRICK WITH TILED ROOF. CHANGE OF USE OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURE TO DOMESTIC.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 35133/3
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Wood Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 20 years.
£581,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2021Most recent
£581,000
+405.2%over 20 years4 October 2001
£115,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in CW11 1PA: £330,000 (2022–2017).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.9 km
Pillar Box Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Elworth Hall Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB