2 Ivy Cottages, Brook Lane, Moreton Cum Alcumlow, Congleton, CW12 4TJ
About 2 Ivy Cottages
2 Ivy Cottages is a semi-detached house in Moreton Cum Alcumlow, Congleton, Congleton (CW12 4TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in February 2003. At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 125% above the 2003 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 32.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Ivy Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY ENTRANCE PORCH AND PROPOSED TWO-STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO FORM KITCHEN/DINING/SITTING ROOM WITH MASTER BEDROOM AND BATHROOM OVER. PROPOSED NEW FIRST FLOOR WINDOW TO EXISTING BUILDING
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/5015C
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£225,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 February 2003Most recent
£100,000
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
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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
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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 Brook Lane homes
On epc rating, 2 Ivy Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,333
Street avg £2,187
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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