1 May Cottages, Alsager Road, Hassall, Sandbach, CW11 4SD
About 1 May Cottages
1 May Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hassall, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 4SD). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 is 49.1% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 May Cottages.
- Dec 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/1669/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 May Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.5% per year over 12 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 17.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2009Most recent
£285,000
+74.8%over 5 years5 December 2003
£163,000
+297.6%over 6 years22 May 1997
£41,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 4SD: £187,500 (2023–2003).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Alsager Road homes
1 May Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Grove Farm Triangle — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Pikemere School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.0dB