1 Brookside Cottages, Macclesfield Road, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NP
About 1 Brookside Cottages
1 Brookside Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Eaton, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 2NP). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 70.4% above the 2017 sale of £142,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 57.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. At 72 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Brookside Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Brookside Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Brookside Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 16 years.
£142,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
9 August 2017Most recent
£142,000
+79.7%over 16 years24 May 2001
£79,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW12 2NP: £625,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in CW12 2NP
The Old Police Cottage, Macclesfield Road, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NP
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£607,500Putty Row, 3, Macclesfield Road, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NP
Sold Nov 2015
£79,0003 Brookside Cottages, Macclesfield Road, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NP
Sold May 2007
£690,000Putty Row, 1, Macclesfield Road, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NP
Sold Feb 2007
£675,000Putty Row, 2, Macclesfield Road, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NP
Sold Nov 2006
£625,000
Everything we know about 1 Brookside Cottages, 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 Macclesfield Road homes
1 Brookside Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£1,972
Street avg £6,461
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Foxglove Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Havannah Primary School. 4 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
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB