Smithy Farm, School Lane, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NG
About Smithy Farm
Smithy Farm is a semi-detached house in Eaton, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 2NG). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: change of use to residential refused in 2003.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Smithy Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2003Change of UseFullIn report
CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL BUILDING TO RESIDENTIAL USE
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/1314P
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Smithy Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW12 2NG: £352,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in CW12 2NG
2 School Lane, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NG
Sold Apr 2024
£330,0005 School Lane, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NG
Sold Aug 2023
£430,00024 School Lane, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NG
Sold Feb 2023
£585,00013 School Lane, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NG
Sold Jun 2021
£352,5009 School Lane, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NG
Sold Mar 2018
£357,500
Everything we know about Smithy Farm, in one report
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 School Lane homes
Floor Area for Smithy Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km
The Plough — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Havannah Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB