Congleton Road Sandbach, Cheshire East
1 address across 1 postcode (CW11), about 720 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 9100288.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £500,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 24% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sandbach, about 2.3 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 190 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 72 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ashfields Primary Care Centre, about 830 m away.
- People: About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £795,000 | £795,000 | £795,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £142,950 | £142,950 | £142,950 |
| 1998 | 2 | £137,250 | £137,000 | £137,500 |
| 1997 | 3 | £135,000 | £115,000 | £145,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2024 | 139 CW11 4SP | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2023 | SAXON CROSS SERVICE STATION CW11 4SP | Other | £3,400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Apr 2022 | 131 CW11 4SP | Detached | £795,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 135 CW11 4SP | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 2 Mar 2018 | RUSHCROFT CW11 4SP | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2011 | 135 CW11 4SP | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 3 Mar 2006 | 143 CW11 4SP | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2004 | 153 CW11 4SP | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 29 Apr 1999 | 151 CW11 4SP | Detached | £142,950 | |
| 27 May 1998 | 153 CW11 4SP | Detached | £137,000 | |
| 22 May 1998 | 141 CW11 4SP | Detached | £137,500 | |
| 10 Dec 1997 | 149 CW11 4SP | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 3 Nov 1997 | 131 CW11 4SP | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 28 Feb 1997 | 151 CW11 4SP | Detached | £115,000 | |
| 6 Aug 1996 | RUSHCROFT CW11 4SP | Detached | £135,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire East in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,909 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,000 | £3,546 | £4,091 | £4,910 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (31% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Hollies, Wesley Avenue, Sandbach, permissioned (730 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 72 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW11 4SP | 100% | 24% | 24% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandbach 295,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Holmes Chapel 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Alsager 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Offley Road Sandbach | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crewe | 8.1 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Little Common Car Park | 670 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 780 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 22.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ashfields Primary Care Centre | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 630 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crown Bank Dental Health Centre | 700 m |
| Hospital | Leighton Hospital | 8.6 km |
| Police station | Sandbach Police Station | 870 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Asda Sandbach - Congleton Road PFS Cashzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.3 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,420 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.9 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,120 m² | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sandbach Anglo-Saxon crosses, a scheduled monument, 730 m south. 51 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sandbach Anglo-Saxon crosses | Scheduled monument | 730 m south |
| Sandbach Crosses | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m south |
| Black Bear Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south |
| Early medieval sculptural fragments in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 770 m south |
| Standing medieval cross 10m south of the nave of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 780 m south |
| Old Hall Hotel | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dingle Lake | Lake or reservoir | 630 m south |
| Offley Wood | Wood | 660 m south-east |
| Denman Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Taxmere | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Dean Hill | Hill | 2.8 km south-east |
| Bottomless Mere | Wetland | 4.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offley Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 320 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sandbach School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sandbach Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St John's CofE Academy Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km | Inadequate (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Elworth Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Wheelock Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2.0 km | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Elworth CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 2.0 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offley Primary School CW11 1GY | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Filotimo Restaurant & Bar CW11 1HG | Other catering premises | 420 m | 4 Good | 10 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Congleton Road (3); On or near Sutton Place (2); On or near Long Beam Road (2); On or near Alder Croft Close (2); On or near Owen Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CW11 4SP: 1 address of 80 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bramall Close · Owen Close · Claymore Road · Gawsworth Drive · Elgan Crescent · Sutton Place · Alder Croft Close · Tatton Drive · Pickwick Close · Pipers Hollow · Fallows Close · Birtles Close
All the streets in CW11 and across Cheshire East.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.