Rose Cottage, Back Lane, Brereton, Sandbach, CW11 1RP

Rose Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Brereton, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 1RP). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £665,000 sits 81.4% above the 2002 sale of £366,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.