Pear Tree Cottage, Bank House Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2UX
About Pear Tree Cottage
Pear Tree Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Smallwood, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 2UX). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1628 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 is 30.2% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Energy performance
Pear Tree Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Pear Tree Cottage.
- Apr 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/1261C
- Jul 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Two-storey extension to form bedroom and lounge and single-storey orangery
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/2161C
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Pear Tree 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
Pear Tree Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£599,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 2 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
23 November 2010Most recent
£460,000
+41.5%over 2 years26 May 2008
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 2UX: £237,500 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in CW11 2UX
6 Bank House Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2UX
Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Jul 2024
£350,0008 Bank House Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2UX
Sold Jun 2011
£208,000Brooklands, Bank House Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2UX
Sold Nov 2009
£450,000Brook House, Bank House Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2UX
Sold Aug 2007
£495,000
Everything we know about Pear Tree 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 Bank House Lane homes
Pear Tree Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£3,041
Street avg £3,254
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.3 km
Bank House Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Smallwood CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB