Henhull Cottage, Chester Road, Acton, Nantwich, CW5 8LA
About Henhull Cottage
Henhull Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Acton, Nantwich, Nantwich (CW5 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 362 m² (around 3897 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 362 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 39.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Sold September 2021 for £1,185,000. 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
- Bedrooms5
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Henhull Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2022RenovationFullIn report
Modifications to existing house and landscaping works.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/6149N
- Jan 2022ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 4 of app 20/4756N - Construction of Home Gym and Garage
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/6047D
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,218,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 15 years.
£1,185,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£1,185,000
+80.9%over 14 years2 March 2007
£655,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CW5 8LA: £1,100,000 (2023–2011).
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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 Chester Road homes
On epc rating, Henhull Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,273
Street avg £4,617
Floor Area
362 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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
Basin End — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Malbank School and Sixth Form College. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB