3 School Cottages, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
About 3 School Cottages
3 School Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bradwall, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 1RH). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold December 2022 for £403,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 57.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 123 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 21 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenEast-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
3 School Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A recent planning application at 3 School Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jul 2023HeritageIn report
Listed building consent for removal and recovering of existing roof with existing clay plain tiles.
Listed- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/2325C
- May 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Removal and recovering of existing roof with existing clay plain tiles
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/1103C
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 School Cottages
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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 21 years.
£403,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2022Most recent
£403,000
+11.9%over 2 years25 February 2020
£360,000
+10.8%over 2 years6 April 2017
£325,000
+100.0%over 15 years5 July 2001
£162,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 1RH: £395,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CW11 1RH
Leahead Farm, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
Sold Mar 2025
£915,0004 School Farm Court, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
Sold Jul 2024
£283,000School Farm, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
Sold Jan 2024
£415,0001 Walnut Tree Cottages, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
Sold Sept 2023
£250,000Oak Lodge, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
Sold Apr 2021
£430,000
Everything we know about 3 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, 3 School Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,276
Street avg £2,388
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.8dB