3 School Farm Court, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
About 3 School Farm Court
3 School Farm Court is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bradwall, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 1RH). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on lpg.
7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: August 2018 at £425,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 173 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 21 EPCs). Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 is 31.8% above the 2018 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 School Farm Court has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Jul 2019ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 3 on application 18/6425C - Listed building consent to replace all soft wood windows with hardwood windows, style to be sympathetic to the building. Remove non-original ground floor internal walls to make dinning room a usable family space and to return main lounge to original length; Remove non-original first floor walls to combine existing bedrooms 3 and 4 into a single bedroom. Create new internal access between kitchen and garage; Erect low profile external TV aerial on chimney stack minimising visibility from front and side elevations; Install roof light which will not be visible from front or side elevations
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/1764D
- May 2019FullIn report
Planning application for 1. replacing all existing soft wood windows with hardwood windows in a style which is sympathetic to the building 2. installation of a conservation roof light, flush with the plane of the roof. The proposed works have received prior listed building consent (ref 18/6425C).
ListedConservation Area- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/1256C
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 21 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
9 August 2018Most recent
£425,000
+16.4%over 6 years14 December 2011
£365,000
+32.7%over 9 years4 November 2002
£275,000
+103.7%over 5 years31 October 1997
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 1RH: £403,000 (2025–2022).
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
£250,0003 School Cottages, Walnut Tree Lane, Bradwall, Sandbach, CW11 1RH
Sold Dec 2022
£403,000
Everything we know about 3 School Farm Court, 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
Habitable Rooms for 3 School Farm Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,457
Street avg £2,436
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 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