5 Canal Cottages, Old Chester Road, Barbridge, Nantwich, CW5 6BA
About 5 Canal Cottages
5 Canal Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Barbridge, Nantwich, Nantwich (CW5 6BA). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 is 15.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 89.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Canal Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Canal Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW5 6BA: £148,000 (2021–2011).
Nearby sales in CW5 6BA
3 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
£180,0004 Canal Cottages, Old Chester Road, Barbridge, Nantwich, CW5 6BA
Sold Jul 2011
£148,0001 Canal Cottages, Old Chester Road, Barbridge, Nantwich, CW5 6BA
Sold Mar 2000
£35,000
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Versus other Old Chester Road homes
5 Canal Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,947
Street avg £2,209
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB