2 May Cottages, Alsager Road, Hassall, Sandbach, CW11 4SD
About 2 May Cottages
2 May Cottages is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hassall, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 4SD). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 69% above the 2012 sale of £155,000. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in October 2012. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar 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
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
2 May Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 May Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2024RenovationOutlineIn report
Installation of insulated render to the gable end and rear of property only.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/3413C
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed extension forming larger kitchen and new utility room
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/5300C
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£262,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 17 years.
£155,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2012Most recent
£155,000
-22.9%over 6 years29 June 2006
£201,000
+38.6%over 2 years28 April 2004
£145,000
+118.0%over 8 years31 March 1996
£66,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 4SD: £187,500 (2023–1997).
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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
On co₂ emissions, 2 May Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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