What kind of home is 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB?

6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB sell for?

6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB last sold for £111,000 in October 2013, around 13 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £28,500 in May 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB?

Across 4 sales between May 1997 and October 2013, 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB rose from £28,500 to £111,000, a change of £82,500. That works out to roughly +8.6% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB?

The current EPC rating for 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in March 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB?

6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (617 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CW5 6LB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB use?

The latest EPC at 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB?

6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB in?

6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB sits in Nantwich. It falls within the CW5 postcode district.

What schools are near 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB?

The closest primary school to 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB is Highfields Academy (254m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Brine Leas School (1.6km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB?

The closest bus stop to 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, CW5 6LB is Mount Drive, 52m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 719m away.

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6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

57 m²

617 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Bank Top Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Bank Top Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Nantwich (CW5 6LB). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 617 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

13 years since the last transfer (October 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 46.8% above the 2013 sale price.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

6 Bank Top Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2021

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Bank Top Cottages has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£163,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£111,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

24 October 2013Most recent
£111,000
+0.9%over 1 year
4 October 2012
£110,000
+168.3%over 14 years
19 December 1997
£41,000
+43.9%over 7 months
28 May 1997
£28,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW5 6LB: £122,500 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in CW5 6LB

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On the street

Versus other Birchin Lane homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 6 Bank Top Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,937

Street avg £2,075

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Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 67 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Nantwich district page.

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Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Mount Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Highfields Academy. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CW5 6LB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CW5 6LB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

Low

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