45 Thornbrook Way, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3ZB
About 45 Thornbrook Way
45 Thornbrook Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 3ZB). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £200,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 30.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 70.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 73 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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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
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
45 Thornbrook Way has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2022Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed rear extension to replace existing conservatory. Tradition brick construction with folding patio doors along the rear elevation and 2 skylights. Garage conversion to dining room with 1 single skylight on main elevation. Replacement of garage door with window.
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0185C
- May 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Fisrst floor side extension above the existing garage to achieve an additional bedroom with en suite. Conversion of existing garage to dining room. Re configuration of the internal layout so that the utility room is accessible from inside the property.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/0546C
What's in 45 Thornbrook Way, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3ZB's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
45 Thornbrook Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 24 years.
£200,500
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2020Most recent
£200,500
+32.8%over 5 years6 April 2015
£151,000
+2.8%over 1 year20 February 2014
£146,950
+28.9%over 11 years26 September 2002
£114,000
+75.5%over 5 years31 October 1996
£64,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 3ZB: £312,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CW11 3ZB
15 Thornbrook Way, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3ZB
Sold Oct 2025
£322,50034 Thornbrook Way, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3ZB
Sold Mar 2025
£425,00025 Thornbrook Way, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3ZB
Sold Jun 2024
£305,00014 Thornbrook Way, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3ZB
Sold Feb 2022
£312,00019 Thornbrook Way, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3ZB
Sold Oct 2019
£258,000
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Versus other Thornbrook Way homes
On habitable rooms, 45 Thornbrook Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,747
Street avg £2,228
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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
0.3 km
Thornbrook Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Elworth CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB