5 Cottons Lane, Sandbach, CW11 4RB

5 Cottons Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Sandbach (CW11 4RB). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 38.9% above the 2016 sale price.