Willow Cottage, Newcastle Road South, Brereton, Sandbach, CW11 1SB
About Willow Cottage
Willow Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Brereton, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 1SB). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,142,000 is 30.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 67.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (March 2018).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Willow Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Willow Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2015FullIn report
New access and hardstanding
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/5341C
- Dec 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions 4 & 5 on Application 14/3163C - Variation of Condition 3 on Application 13/2261C - Erection of Extension & Associated Works
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/4995D
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Willow Cottage
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
Willow Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,142,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£875,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 March 2018Most recent
£875,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 1SB: £640,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CW11 1SB
Brown Edge Farm, Brown Bear Cottage, Newcastle Road South, Brereton, Sandbach, CW11 1SB
Sold Jun 2024
£640,0001 Holmlea Cottage, Newcastle Road South, Brereton, Sandbach, CW11 1SB
Sold Oct 2023
£525,000Home Farm, Newcastle Road South, Brereton, Sandbach, CW11 1SB
Sold Jun 2022
£1,100,000Brown Edge Farm, September Barn, Newcastle Road South, Brereton, Sandbach, CW11 1SB
Sold Jun 2021
£550,000Lea House, Newcastle Road South, Brereton, Sandbach, CW11 1SB
Sold Apr 2021
£642,500
Everything we know about Willow Cottage, 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 Newcastle Road South homes
CO₂ Emissions for Willow Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,147
Street avg £3,032
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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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
0.9 km
Brereton CE Aided Primary — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Brereton CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB