7 Dickens Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3GZ
About 7 Dickens Close
7 Dickens Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 3GZ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 725 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold June 2019 for £187,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 67 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 37.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 39.6% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
7 Dickens Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Dickens Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
REAR SINGLE STOREY KITCHEN EXTENSION
- Reference
- 33981/3
What's in 7 Dickens Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3GZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 24 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2019Most recent
£187,500
+17.2%over 5 years28 March 2014
£159,950
+82.8%over 12 years18 October 2001
£87,500
+45.8%over 5 years15 December 1995
£59,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 3GZ: £152,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in CW11 3GZ
10 Dickens Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3GZ
Sold Jan 2023
£200,00014 Dickens Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3GZ
Sold May 2019
£187,5008 Dickens Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3GZ
Sold Mar 2017
£143,0004 Dickens Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3GZ
Sold Oct 2016
£130,00012 Dickens Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3GZ
Sold Jun 2015
£138,500
Everything we know about 7 Dickens Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Dickens Close homes
7 Dickens Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,782
Street avg £2,454
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Thornbrook Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Elworth CofE Primary School. 8 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
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB