Merrywood Cottage, Brereton Heath Lane, Brereton Heath, Congleton, CW12 4SZ
About Merrywood Cottage
Merrywood Cottage is a detached house in Brereton Heath, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 4SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (148 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 33% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 68.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2018 for £355,000.
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Planning history
Merrywood Cottage 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
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 October 2018Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW12 4SZ: £725,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Mar 2025
£620,000The Homestead, Brereton Heath Lane, Brereton Heath, Congleton, CW12 4SZ
Sold Jan 2023
£725,0009 Brereton Heath Lane, Brereton Heath, Congleton, CW12 4SZ
Sold Nov 2021
£280,000Heatherway, Brereton Heath Lane, Brereton Heath, Congleton, CW12 4SZ
Sold Jun 2021
£390,000
Everything we know about Merrywood Cottage, 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 Brereton Heath Lane homes
Merrywood Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,383
Street avg £3,249
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Moss Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Brereton CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB