Broomfield Cottage, Trap Road, Somerford Booths, Congleton, CW12 2LT

Broomfield Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Somerford Booths, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 2LT). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since July 2019. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 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. At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (138 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 sits 567.1% above the 1999 sale of £85,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.