1 Blue Cap Cottages, Chester Road, Sandiway, Northwich, CW8 2AU

1 Blue Cap Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sandiway, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2015) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in April 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 sits 61.9% above the 2008 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.