1 The Old School, Smithy Grove, Hassall Green, Sandbach, CW11 4XY
About 1 The Old School
1 The Old School is a semi-detached house in Hassall Green, Sandbach, Sandbach (CW11 4XY). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 sits 143.8% above the 2003 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 44.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
Planning history
1 The Old School has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2015ConservatoryFullIn report
PROPOSED STUDY, WC AND UTILITY ROOM EXTENSION TOGETHER WITH NEW SUNROOM
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/5058C
- Oct 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed conservatory at rear of dwelling house.
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/0919/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Old School valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 July 2003Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW11 4XY: £170,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in CW11 4XY
10 Smithy Grove, Hassall Green, Sandbach, CW11 4XY
Sold Oct 2023
£230,0001 Smithy Grove, Hassall Green, Sandbach, CW11 4XY
Sold Nov 2022
£100,0002 The Old School, Smithy Grove, Hassall Green, Sandbach, CW11 4XY
Sold Feb 2017
£180,00011 Smithy Grove, Hassall Green, Sandbach, CW11 4XY
Sold Oct 2016
£170,00013 Smithy Grove, Hassall Green, Sandbach, CW11 4XY
Sold Oct 2015
£170,000
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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 Smithy Grove homes
1 The Old School outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,074
Street avg £1,682
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
New Inn Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
St John's CofE Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.0dB