Smithy Cottage, Smithy Lane, Hulme Walfield, Congleton, CW12 2JG
About Smithy Cottage
Smithy Cottage is a four-bedroom property in Hulme Walfield, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 2JG). Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since November 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
- Jul 2020FullIn report
Change of use from domestic storage/garages to overflow storage storage/occasional showroom in connection with the Cheshire Design Centre, Congleton.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/1146C
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Smithy Cottage has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 November 1996Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW12 2JG: £420,000 (2021–1997).
Nearby sales in CW12 2JG
Brickhouse Farm, Smithy Lane, Hulme Walfield, Congleton, CW12 2JG
Sold Apr 2021
£2,450,000Barndale, Smithy Lane, Hulme Walfield, Congleton, CW12 2JG
Sold Jul 2019
£1,000,000Quarry Side Barn, Smithy Lane, Hulme Walfield, Congleton, CW12 2JG
Sold Mar 2018
£135,000Bower House, Smithy Lane, Hulme Walfield, Congleton, CW12 2JG
Sold Feb 2009
£420,000Fern Hill, Smithy Lane, Hulme Walfield, Congleton, CW12 2JG
Sold Aug 1997
£245,000
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- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Smithy Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Eaton Bank Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB