8 Birch Road, Congleton, CW12 4NJ
About 8 Birch Road
8 Birch Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Congleton (CW12 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 is 24% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 39.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
8 Birch Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Birch Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW12 4NJ: £315,000 (2024–2017).
Everything we know about 8 Birch Road, 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 Birch Road homes
On floor area, 8 Birch Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £3,295
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shopping Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Quinta Primary School. 9 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
52.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB