Tall Chimneys, The Cottage, Vicarage Lane, Betchton, Sandbach, CW11 4TB
About Tall Chimneys
Tall Chimneys is a semi-detached house in Betchton, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 4TB). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on biomass.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (150 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Tall Chimneys has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Tall Chimneys
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Tall Chimneys has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£203,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 4TB: £220,000 (2022–2005).
Nearby sales in CW11 4TB
Orchard Barn, Vicarage Lane, Betchton, Sandbach, CW11 4TB
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Sold Dec 2019
£220,000Mistal Loft, Vicarage Lane, Betchton, Sandbach, CW11 4TB
Sold Nov 2014
£535,0001 Boults Green Cottages, Vicarage Lane, Betchton, Sandbach, CW11 4TB
Sold Jul 2005
£188,0003 4 Boults Green Cottages, Vicarage Lane, Betchton, Sandbach, CW11 4TB
Sold Aug 1997
£59,950
Everything we know about Tall Chimneys, in one report
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 Vicarage Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for Tall Chimneys runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Coldmoss Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
St John's CofE Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB