Castle View, Banky Fields, Congleton, CW12 4BZ
About Castle View
Castle View is a semi-detached house in Congleton (CW12 4BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Castle View.
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 36105/3
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Castle View
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
Castle View has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£227,000
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 4BZ: £230,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in CW12 4BZ
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Sold Nov 2019
£230,000Heather View, Banky Fields, Congleton, CW12 4BZ
Sold Sept 2019
£230,000Hillcroft, Banky Fields, Congleton, CW12 4BZ
Sold Mar 2017
£235,00017 Banky Fields, Congleton, CW12 4BZ
Sold Sept 2013
£168,000
Everything we know about Castle View, 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 Banky Fields homes
CO₂ Emissions for Castle View lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.6 km
Booth Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Marlfields Primary School. 11 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
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB