2 Blackshaw Close, Congleton, CW12 3TB

2 Blackshaw Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Congleton (CW12 3TB). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 146.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £400,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.