4 Council Houses, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
About 4 Council Houses
4 Council Houses is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sound, Nantwich, Nantwich (CW5 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £242,000 sits 59.2% above the 2015 sale of £152,000. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Council Houses
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
4 Council Houses sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Council Houses has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Council Houses
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£152,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 October 2015Most recent
£152,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW5 8BU: £362,500 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in CW5 8BU
1 Chapel Cottages, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
Sold Nov 2024
£555,000Birch House, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
Sold Aug 2022
£312,000Chapelside, 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
Everything we know about 4 Council Houses, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Sound Heath homes
EPC Rating for 4 Council Houses lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,924
Street avg £2,629
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB