Forest Hey Cottage, Norley Road, Sandiway, Northwich, CW8 2JN

Forest Hey Cottage is a detached house in Sandiway, Northwich, Northwich (CW8 2JN). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 sits 74.1% above the 2011 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 139 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (182 m² median across 14 EPCs).