# 17 MELROSE DRIVE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YD

## Property details

- Slug: `0c5b60d` (address key hash: `0c5b60dd53f36233fddfed6ddd79ab458f6f5bbe`)
- Postcode: CW1 3YD
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 70 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £204,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £2,914/m²
- Local average: £298,265 (49 sales)
- Street crime: 182 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £204,000
- Date: 2026-02-23
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 09/02/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £610/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9005-3058-0202-8536-9204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-23 | £204,000 | Detached | +55.7% | £206,127 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-e7df-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2016-03-17 | £131,000 | Detached | — | £196,962 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2fd36065-405c-4bf8-e050-a8c0620562b1) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 17 MELROSE DRIVE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YD | £204,000 | 23/02/2026 | Detached |
| 17 MELROSE DRIVE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YD | £131,000 | 17/03/2016 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [87256797](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4008e62)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £204,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-06 | £200,000 |
| sold | 2016-01-01 | £131,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £57,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 17 SEDGEMERE AVENUE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YU | £260,000 | 09/01/2026 | Detached |
| 9 HOUSE YARD CLOSE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 4GX | £355,000 | 15/12/2025 | Detached |
| 19 SEDGEMERE AVENUE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YU | £220,000 | 28/11/2025 | Detached |
| 28 MERLIN WAY, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3RZ | £146,000 | 26/09/2025 | Detached |
| 33 SEDGEMERE AVENUE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YU | £292,000 | 31/07/2024 | Detached |
| 23 BURTON GROVE, LEIGHTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 4TH | £360,000 | 21/12/2023 | Detached |
| 12 TOLLEMACHE DRIVE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YA | £215,000 | 15/12/2023 | Detached |
| 111 LAMBOURN DRIVE, LEIGHTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 4TL | £240,000 | 18/05/2023 | Detached |
| 33 MERLIN WAY, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YP | £195,000 | 28/04/2023 | Detached |
| 77 MERLIN WAY, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YP | £200,000 | 16/09/2022 | Detached |
| 57 MILLS WAY, LEIGHTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 4TF | £292,000 | 16/09/2022 | Detached |
| 39 MERLIN WAY, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YP | £190,000 | 12/09/2022 | Detached |
| 10 BECCONSALL CLOSE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 4RX | £225,000 | 02/09/2022 | Detached |
| 11 SEDGEMERE AVENUE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YU | £245,000 | 22/08/2022 | Detached |
| 2 BARN FIELD CLOSE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 4FX | £280,000 | 04/08/2022 | Detached |
| 23 BECCONSALL DRIVE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 4RU | £250,000 | 01/08/2022 | Detached |
| 43 LAMBOURN DRIVE, LEIGHTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 4TL | £205,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 8 MELROSE DRIVE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YD | £180,000 | 28/07/2022 | Detached |
| 4 SEDGEMERE AVENUE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 3YU | £275,000 | 17/06/2022 | Detached |
| 38 LAMBOURN DRIVE, LEIGHTON, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW1 4TW | £290,000 | 16/06/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £245,750 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Merlin Way, Crewe](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/be4885d) | £215,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.17 mi |
| [Thorn Tree Drive, Crewe, CW1](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/18671fe) | £287,500 | 3 | Detached | 0.18 mi |
| [Sheridan Close, Crewe](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/833785d) | £290,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.30 mi |
| [Turner Close, Crewe](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/80ab827) | £260,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.37 mi |
| [Ardleigh Close, Crewe, CW1](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/43dad65) | £240,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.38 mi |
| [Turner Close, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d93e8c0) | £290,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.40 mi |
| [Lingfield Drive, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/8a11fc4) | £180,000 | 3 | Bungalow | 0.47 mi |
| [Gordon Geddes Way, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2cd41cb) | £280,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.47 mi |
| [Clement Drive, Crewe, CW1](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/aec87bb) | £295,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.67 mi |
| [Randalls Drive, Crewe](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/404d106) | £240,000 | 3 | Detached | 0.86 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 19.5%
- **10y growth:** 46.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cheshire East; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 48.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cheshire East). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £881/mo
- **Realistic:** £979/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,077/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for South Cheshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.48% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £122,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £97,900

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 95 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **182** |

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

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Mablins Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Leighton Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 1 May 2023 |
| St Michael's Community Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Requires improvement — 18 Jan 2024 |
| Cornerstone Academy | Other | 0.8 miles | Good — 16 Jan 2022 |
| Oakfield Lodge School | Other | 0.9 miles | Requires improvement — 16 Oct 2018 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #10670051
- **Address:** 17 Melrose Drive, CREWE, CW1 3YD
- **Certificate Issued:** 24/11/2014
- **Work Completed:** 14/11/2014
- **Items:** 1 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #5965925
- **Address:** 17 Melrose Drive, CREWE, CW1 3YD
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/09/2008
- **Work Completed:** 28/08/2008
- **Items:** 1 window(s)