1 Chapel Cottages, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
About 1 Chapel Cottages
1 Chapel Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sound, Nantwich, Nantwich (CW5 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £555,000 in November 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 82.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemLpg
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Chapel Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/1922N
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Chapel Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 16 years.
£555,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
26 November 2024Most recent
£555,000
+50.8%over 5 years8 February 2019
£368,000
+1.5%over 1 year26 October 2017
£362,500
+31.8%over 9 years13 July 2008
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW5 8BU: £250,000 (2022–2011).
Nearby sales in CW5 8BU
Birch House, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
Sold Aug 2022
£312,0004 Council Houses, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
Sold Oct 2015
£152,000Chapelside, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
Sold Jun 2014
£185,000East View, Bevan, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
Sold Jan 2014
£295,0002 Chapel Cottages, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
Sold Nov 2011
£250,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Sound Heath homes
On years held, 1 Chapel Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,426
Street avg £2,253
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.2 km
Sound Heath — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Sound and District Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB