Claphatch Farm, Giantswood Lane, Hulme Walfield, Congleton, CW12 2JJ
About Claphatch Farm
Claphatch Farm is a detached house in Hulme Walfield, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 2JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2020–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £763,000 is 27.3% below the 2024 sale of £1,050,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 242 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold May 2024 for £1,050,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Claphatch Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Claphatch Farm has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2015OtherIn report
Installation of Underground Supply to be taken from Existing Overhead Service Line
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/5087C
- Jun 2015AmendmentIn report
Non Material amendment to application 15/1158C - Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on application 14/0796C- Construction of new purpose built sustainable Cattery & new sustainable dwelling together with the demolition of the two existing Cattery buildings
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/2552C
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£763,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 4 years.
£1,050,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2024Most recent
£1,050,000
+21.4%over 4 years2 April 2020
£865,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in CW12 2JJ: £1,492,500 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CW12 2JJ
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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 Giantswood Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, Claphatch Farm runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
242 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.4 km
Viking Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB