Walnut Tree Cottage, Sound Heath, Sound, Nantwich, CW5 8BU
About Walnut Tree Cottage
Walnut Tree Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Sound, Nantwich, Nantwich (CW5 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2500 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 232 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). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Walnut Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Walnut Tree Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear of dwelling
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/1583N
- Dec 2013OutbuildingFullIn report
2 Bay Oak Wood Garage with office above situated behind house in garden.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/4557N
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Walnut Tree 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
Walnut Tree Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£717,000
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 Walnut Tree 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
On epc rating, Walnut Tree Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 131 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
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