The Old Police Cottage, Macclesfield Road, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NP
About The Old Police Cottage
The Old Police Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Eaton, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 2NP). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 135.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £607,500.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
The Old Police Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Police Cottage 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 25 years.
£607,500
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2024Most recent
£607,500
+211.5%over 25 years25 May 1999
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW12 2NP: £625,000 (2017–2006).
Nearby sales in CW12 2NP
1 Brookside Cottages, Macclesfield Road, Eaton, Congleton, CW12 2NP
Sold Aug 2017
£142,000Putty 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 The Old Police Cottage, 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
Years Held for The Old Police Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,637
Street avg £5,795
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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