1 School Cottages, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
About 1 School Cottages
1 School Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bradwall, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 1RH). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £290,000 sits 110.1% above the 2000 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 40.5% below the postcode norm. At 108 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 21 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
1 School Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 School Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.6% per year over 3 years.
£138,000
Growth on file: 31.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2000Most recent
£138,000
+148.4%over 3 years30 June 1997
£55,555
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 1RH: £403,000 (2025–2022).
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Sold Jan 2024
£415,0001 Walnut Tree Cottages, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
Sold Sept 2023
£250,0003 School Cottages, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
Sold Dec 2022
£403,000
Everything we know about 1 School 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 other Walnut Tree Lane homes
On price per m², 1 School Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,278
Street avg £2,505
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Walnut Tree Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Brereton CofE Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.8dB