1 Alcumlow Cottage, Brook Lane, Moreton Cum Alcumlow, Congleton, CW12 4TJ
About 1 Alcumlow Cottage
1 Alcumlow Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Moreton Cum Alcumlow, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 4TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Held since February 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 sits 465.5% above the 1997 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 79.9% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2020ConversionFullIn report
Conversion/extension of existing barn and outbuilding into residential dwelling.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/6312C
- Sept 2018Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing barn / Store & construction of new build 1.5 storey dwelling
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/3742C
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Sales history & valuation
1 Alcumlow Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 1997Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW12 4TJ: £375,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in CW12 4TJ
4 Brownlow Hall Mews, Brook Lane, Moreton Cum Alcumlow, Congleton, CW12 4TJ
Sold Dec 2022
£450,0005 Brownlow Hall Mews, Brook Lane, Moreton Cum Alcumlow, Congleton, CW12 4TJ
Sold Feb 2021
£375,0001 Brownlow Hall Mews, Brook Lane, Moreton Cum Alcumlow, Congleton, CW12 4TJ
Sold Sept 2018
£395,0002 Brownlow Hall Mews, Brook Lane, Moreton Cum Alcumlow, Congleton, CW12 4TJ
Sold Sept 2016
£335,0002 Alcumlow Cottage, Brook Lane, Moreton Cum Alcumlow, Congleton, CW12 4TJ
Sold Oct 2013
£300,000
Everything we know about 1 Alcumlow 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 Brook Lane homes
Price per m² for 1 Alcumlow Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£396
Street avg £2,321
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.6 km
Brownlow Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB