Detached 2 sales on record

HIGHFIELD MERESIDE ROAD

MERE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 6QZ

£1,495,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Bucklow Hill, Mereside Road / Swan Hotel 0.1 miles
Shop Bucklow Garage Ltd 0.2 miles
Train station Ashley 2.7 miles
Hospital Altrincham Hospital 3.6 miles
University University of Chester - Warrington Campus 7.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bathrooms

5

Floor area

466 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£1,495,000 May 2026

Price per m²

£3,208/m²

Local average

£895,088 (58 sales)

Street crime

16 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 15/07/2024

Expiry date: 14/07/2034

Current heating cost: £4,132/year

Potential heating cost: £4,132/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £4,500

Recommendations

  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 18/05/2026 £1,495,000 Detached +51.8% £1,510,199 to June 2026 View transaction
Sold 14/11/2019 £985,000 Detached — £1,325,868 to June 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event Date Price
sold 01/01/2026 £1,495,000
listed 09/08/2024 £1,495,000
sold 01/01/2019 £985,000

Photos · Open listing

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
ONE WILLOW THE CIRCLE, MERE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 6QY £1,350,000 13/12/2024 Detached
SWAN RIDGE MERESIDE ROAD, MERE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 6QZ £755,000 14/04/2023 Detached
WINSTON COURT MERESIDE ROAD, MERE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 6QZ £1,450,000 19/12/2022 Detached

Area average: £1,185,000 (3 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like.

Address Price Beds Type Distance
Mereside Road, Mere £1,500,000 5 Detached 0.12 mi
Mereside Road, Mere, WA16 £1,195,000 5 Detached 0.13 mi
Chester Road, Mere, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 £1,750,000 5 Detached 0.42 mi
Chester Road, Mere £1,895,000 4 Detached 0.61 mi
Hulse Heath Lane, Mere, WA16 £1,950,000 5 Detached 0.71 mi
Mere, WA16 £2,500,000 — Detached 0.83 mi
Warrington Road, Mere, WA16 £2,300,000 — Detached 0.96 mi

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 11.6%
10y growth 67%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cheshire East. Series: Detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 4.2%
5y (index) 22%
10y (index) 49.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cheshire East. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £886/mo
Realistic £984/mo
Optimistic £1,082/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cheshire East.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for East Lancs: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Rostherne Lane, WA16 £1,975/mo 2 0.81 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,975/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.13%
Max investor price (0.8%) £246,875
Target investor price (1%) £197,500
Gross yield 1.6%
Cost-to-rent ratio 63.1×
Monthly cashflow £-4,135/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -11.4%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~1,302 m² (0.32 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 6
Drugs 3
Anti-social behaviour 2
Criminal damage and arson 2
Other theft 2
Other crime 1
Total incidents 16

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
High Legh Primary School Primary 2.0 miles Good — 5 May 2017
Little Bollington CofE Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Requires improvement — 10 Sep 2024
Bollin Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Good — 10 Nov 2022
Bowdon CofE Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Outstanding — 12 May 2020
Egerton Primary School Primary 3.0 miles Good — 13 Feb 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.