Hardknott, Giantswood Lane, Hulme Walfield, Congleton, CW12 2HH

Hardknott is a four-bedroom detached house in Hulme Walfield, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 2HH). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 is 24.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 58.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.