5 Bowline Close, Malkins Bank, Sandbach, CW11 4AQ

5 Bowline Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Malkins Bank, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 4AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since June 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 sits 70.9% above the 2004 sale of £294,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 25.7% below the postcode norm. At 196 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 4 EPCs).