Dove Cottage, Old Chester Road, Barbridge, Nantwich, CW5 6AY

Dove Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Barbridge, Nantwich, Nantwich (CW5 6AY). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 63.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £442,000.