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

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 9 Bank Top Cottages

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

9 Bank Top Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Nantwich (CW5 6LB). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 76 m² it's 24.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 15.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 40.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £190,000. 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

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
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2025from Jun 2015
EPC improved fromD66toC71
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
64%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 9 Bank Top Cottages.

  1. Sept 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two Storey Rear Extension

    Reference
    P07/1264
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What's in 9 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 9 Bank Top Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£220,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£190,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 July 2022Most recent

    £190,000

    +31.0%over 6 years
  2. 5 May 2016

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CW5 6LB: £121,000 (2020–2018).

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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.

9 Bank Top Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,012

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for CW5 6LB

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 9 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.