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Swimming pool
About Orchard Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Congleton (CW12 4RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Orchard Gardens (42–96 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 71.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £136,500 in July 2020.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£144,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2020)
£136,500
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Apple Close homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Orchard Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,250
Street avg £2,131
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
9 Sandbach Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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