9 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB
About 9 Bank Top Cottages
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 9 Bank Top Cottages.
- Sept 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two Storey Rear Extension
- Reference
- P07/1264
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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Bank Top Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 6 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
12 July 2022Most recent
£190,000
+31.0%over 6 years5 May 2016
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW5 6LB: £121,000 (2020–2018).
Nearby sales in CW5 6LB
3 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB
Sold Dec 2020
£121,00010 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB
Sold Oct 2020
£122,5005 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB
Sold Aug 2020
£120,0008 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB
Sold Jul 2019
£146,5002 Bank Top Cottages, Birchin Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6LB
Sold Feb 2018
£110,000
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Versus other Birchin Lane homes
9 Bank Top Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,012
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB