4 Canal Cottages, Old Chester Road, Barbridge, Nantwich, CW5 6BA
About 4 Canal Cottages
4 Canal Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barbridge, Nantwich, Nantwich (CW5 6BA). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2003–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 is 20.9% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 20.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in July 2011.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Canal Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
4 Canal Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£179,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 8 years.
£148,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2011Most recent
£148,000
+10.4%over 5 years5 October 2005
£134,000
+52.3%over 1 year28 November 2003
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW5 6BA: £172,500 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in CW5 6BA
5 Canal Cottages, Old Chester Road, Barbridge, Nantwich, CW5 6BA
Sold Dec 2022
£225,0003 Canal Cottages, Old Chester Road, Barbridge, Nantwich, CW5 6BA
Sold May 2021
£115,0002 Canal Cottages, Old Chester Road, Barbridge, Nantwich, CW5 6BA
Sold Oct 2017
£180,0001 Canal Cottages, Old Chester Road, Barbridge, Nantwich, CW5 6BA
Sold Mar 2000
£35,000
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Versus other Old Chester Road homes
4 Canal Cottages outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,508
Street avg £2,688
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mill Pool Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Calveley Primary Academy. 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
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB