Ivy Cottage, Brookhouse Green, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2XF

Ivy Cottage is a detached house in Smallwood, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 2XF). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £515,000 is 56.2% below the 2024 sale of £1,175,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£992/sq ft) was about 140.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 110 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (154 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £1,175,000.