26 Osborne Close, Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, CW11 3ZE

26 Osborne Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ettiley Heath, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 3ZE). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 46.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 62.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.