5 Rookery Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3NJ
About 5 Rookery Close
5 Rookery Close is a detached house in Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 3NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2013. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 sits 188.2% above the 2001 sale of £136,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 50.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Rookery 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Rookery Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Second storey extension with single storey extension for garage and internal alterations to facilitate a disabled person
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/1260/FUL
- Dec 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/0299/FUL
What's in 5 Rookery Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3NJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Rookery Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 4 years.
£136,000
Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2001Most recent
£136,000
+51.1%over 3 years31 October 1997
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 3NJ: £377,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CW11 3NJ
15 Rookery Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3NJ
Sold Jul 2025
£385,00024 Rookery Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3NJ
Sold Nov 2024
£377,5007 Rookery Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3NJ
Sold Jun 2024
£287,5006 Rookery Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3NJ
Sold Aug 2023
£408,50029 Rookery Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3NJ
Sold Oct 2022
£341,000
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Versus other Rookery Close homes
5 Rookery Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£840
Street avg £2,298
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.1 km
Rookery Tavern — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 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
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB