1 Pillar Box Cottages, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RB
About 1 Pillar Box Cottages
1 Pillar Box Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bradwall, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 1RB). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 68 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Pillar Box Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Pillar Box Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Pillar Box Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in CW11 1RB: £95,000 (2014–1997).
Everything we know about 1 Pillar Box Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
On floor area, 1 Pillar Box Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 292 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 13.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Pillar Box Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Offley Primary Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB