2 Derwent Drive, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3NW

2 Derwent Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Handforth, Wilmslow, Wilmslow (SK9 3NW). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 sits 55.3% above the 2014 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 31.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.