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Pear Tree Cottage, Bank House Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2UX

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
151 m²
1628 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Pear Tree Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2019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

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pear Tree Cottage, Bank House Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2UX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Pear Tree Cottage.

  1. Apr 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two storey rear extension

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    14/1261C
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Pear Tree Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£599,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£460,000

Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 November 2010Most recent

    £460,000

    +41.5%over 2 years
  2. 26 May 2008

    £325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 2UX: £237,500 (2025–2011).

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On the street

Versus other Bank House Lane homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Pear Tree Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£3,041

Street avg £3,254

Above

Floor Area

151 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sandbach district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CW11 2UX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CW11 2UX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CW11 2UX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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