1 Pool Bank Cottages, Weathercock Lane, Congleton, CW12 3PS
About 1 Pool Bank Cottages
1 Pool Bank Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Congleton (CW12 3PS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 694 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 50% above the 2012 sale of £146,000. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (July 2012).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
1 Pool Bank Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 1 Pool Bank Cottages.
- Sept 2024ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Certificare of existing lawful development for an existing single-storey side extension.
- Reference
- 24/3140C
- Mar 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed Two Storey Side Extension and Alterations
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/0411C
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Pool Bank Cottages
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
Latest sale on 1 Pool Bank Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£146,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 2012Most recent
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW12 3PS: £620,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in CW12 3PS
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Sold Jun 2022
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Sold Dec 2020
£935,0002 Pool Bank Cottages, Weathercock Lane, Congleton, CW12 3PS
Sold Oct 2019
£266,5005 Pool Bank Cottages, Weathercock Lane, Congleton, CW12 3PS
Sold Apr 2019
£271,000Weathercock Lane Farm, Weathercock Lane, Congleton, CW12 3PS
Sold Jun 2018
£305,000
Everything we know about 1 Pool Bank 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 Weathercock Lane homes
1 Pool Bank Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,263
Street avg £2,469
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.5 km
Cloudend Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Mossley CofE Primary School. 5 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
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB