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Toll Bar Cottage, Knutsford Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AS

5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Toll Bar Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Toll Bar Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelford, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 9AS). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in October 2003. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 sits 112% above the 2003 sale of £225,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory, partial demolition and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2025from Aug 2014
EPC improved fromD58toC72
Roof
Very PoorGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
64%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Toll Bar Cottage, Knutsford Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Sept 2013
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    Demolition of existing conservatory and new 2 storey extension and new smaller conservatory on same foot as the existing.

    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    13/3080M
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2010
    RenovationAmendment
    In report

    AMENDMENT OF REAR ENTRANCE FROM REAR ELEVATION TO SIDE ELEVATION & AMENDMENT OF WINDOW POSITIONS ON REAR ELEVATION, 1NO NEW WINDOW TO SIDE ELEVATION(ADJACENT TO NEW REAR DOOR) AND 1NO NEW WINDOW TO FRONT ELEVATION

    New Windows
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    09/4012M
    View planning record
Before you offer

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£477,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 6 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£225,000

Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 October 2003Most recent

    £225,000

    +100.9%over 5 years
  2. 30 January 1998

    £112,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK11 9AS: £433,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Knutsford Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Toll Bar Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,320

Street avg £2,523

On par

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 180 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 8.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Toll Bar Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Macclesfield district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Dixon Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Chelford CofE 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK11 9AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SK11 9AS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK11 9AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Toll Bar Cottage, Knutsford Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.