3 Grove Cottages, Chester Road, Acton, Nantwich, CW5 8LD
About 3 Grove Cottages
3 Grove Cottages is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Acton, Nantwich, Nantwich (CW5 8LD). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 190 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £620,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Grove Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T.5 Oak - Reduce crown by 3m. T.11 Pine - Fell T.12 Larch - Fell T.13 Pine - Fell.
- Reference
- 26/0785/TCA
- Jan 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Proposed demolition of existing conservatory and replacement extension.
Extension- Reference
- 25/0093/HOUS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Grove Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£642,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 3 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
23 November 2022Most recent
£620,000
+33.3%over 2 years29 January 2020
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CW5 8LD: £374,000 (2025–2022).
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Everything we know about 3 Grove Cottages, 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 Chester Road homes
On price per m², 3 Grove Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,263
Street avg £2,477
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.3 km
St Mary's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Acton Church of England Primary Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB