Barley Cottage, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
About Barley Cottage
Barley Cottage is a property in Sound, Nantwich, Nantwich (CW5 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2799 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 260 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 86% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Barley Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Barley Cottage
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
Barley Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£840,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW5 8BU: £362,500 (2024–2015).
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
£312,0004 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
£295,000
Everything we know about Barley Cottage, 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
Barley Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
260 m²
Street avg 127 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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