17 Blackfirs Lane, Somerford, Congleton, CW12 4QG
About 17 Blackfirs Lane
17 Blackfirs Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Somerford, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 4QG). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (159 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £816,000 is 29.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £630,000 in March 2021. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageDouble, Integral
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 Blackfirs Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Planning history
- Apr 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension over garage and conservatory re-model
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/0818C
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Blackfirs Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£816,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 17 years.
£630,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2021Most recent
£630,000
+46.5%over 7 years13 June 2013
£430,000
+38.7%over 9 years28 May 2004
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW12 4QG: £561,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CW12 4QG
11 Blackfirs Lane, Somerford, Congleton, CW12 4QG
Sold Sept 2025
£940,0009a, Blackfirs Lane, Somerford, Congleton, CW12 4QG
Sold Dec 2024
£530,0007 Blackfirs Lane, Somerford, Congleton, CW12 4QG
Sold Sept 2024
£1,000,0005 Blackfirs Lane, Somerford, Congleton, CW12 4QG
Sold Mar 2022
£561,00021 Blackfirs Lane, Somerford, Congleton, CW12 4QG
Sold Aug 2020
£415,000
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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 Blackfirs Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for 17 Blackfirs Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,986
Street avg £2,739
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 230 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dalebrook Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Black Firs Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB