Semi-Detached

54 ELWORTH STREET

SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1HA

£205,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Premier	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Sandbach, Belmont Avenue / Princess Drive	0.2 miles
Train station	Sandbach	1.1 miles
University	University of Buckingham Crewe Campus	4.4 miles
Hospital	Haywood Hospital Walk-in Centre	9.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

72 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£205,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,847/m²

Local average

£263,549 (51 sales)

Street crime

85 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 08/01/2021

Expiry date: 07/01/2031

Current heating cost: £759/year

Potential heating cost: £541/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £23,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
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	18/03/2026	£205,000	Semi-detached	—	£205,759 to April 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	£205,000
listed	17/09/2025	£210,000
sold	01/01/2023	£182,000
sold	01/01/2008	£136,000
sold	01/01/2007	£123,000
sold	01/01/2004	£95,000
sold	01/01/2001	£64,000
sold	01/01/1999	£48,950

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
17 VICTORIA STREET, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1HB	£321,000	17/10/2025	Semi-detached
107 BRADWALL ROAD, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1GN	£190,000	20/10/2023	Semi-detached
95 BRADWALL ROAD, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1GN	£310,000	10/10/2023	Semi-detached
31 PLATT AVENUE, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1DE	£180,000	20/07/2022	Semi-detached
10 ELWORTH STREET, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1HA	£240,000	20/07/2022	Semi-detached
81 BRADWALL ROAD, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1GN	£195,000	25/02/2022	Semi-detached
21 PLATT AVENUE, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1DE	£197,500	29/10/2021	Semi-detached
41 BRADWALL STREET, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1GJ	£210,000	30/09/2021	Semi-detached
17 VICTORIA STREET, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1HB	£120,000	27/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £218,167 (9 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
Deans Lane, Elworth, CW11	£230,000	2	Semi-detached	0.84 mi
Crabmill Drive, Sandbach	£230,000	2	Semi-detached	0.88 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 8.9%

10y growth 58.5%

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

1y (index) 2%

5y (index) 22.6%

10y (index) 53%

Rental Range

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

Low £881/mo

Realistic £979/mo

Optimistic £1,077/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cheshire East.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for South Cheshire: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
St. Oswalds Crescent, Sandbach, CW11	£1,500/mo	3	2.27 miles	Rightmove

Average rent: £1,500/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.73%

Max investor price (0.8%) £187,500

Target investor price (1%) £150,000

Gross yield 8.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 11.4×

Monthly cashflow £518/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 10.4%

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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	30
Public order	14
Shoplifting	10
Anti-social behaviour	9
Other crime	5
Burglary	3
Criminal damage and arson	3
Drugs	3
Other theft	3
Robbery	2
Theft from the person	2
Bicycle theft	1
Total incidents	85

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Offley Primary Academy	Primary	0.2 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College	Secondary	0.3 miles	Good — 27 Nov 2022
Sandbach School	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 10 Dec 2014
Sandbach Primary Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Elworth Hall Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))

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# 54 ELWORTH STREET, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1HA

## Property details

- Slug: `4deb172` (address key hash: `4deb1728acd1b02cbfe1f7ffce0efaec58ad2673`)
- Postcode: CW11 1HA
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 72 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £205,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,847/m²
- Local average: £263,549 (51 sales)
- Street crime: 85 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £205,000
- Date: 2026-03-18
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 07/01/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £759/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £23,500

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2411-4026-9923-7001-9186)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-18 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | — | £205,759 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-e836-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 54 ELWORTH STREET, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1HA | £205,000 | 18/03/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [167101319](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/dbf4647)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £205,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-17 | £210,000 |
| sold | 2023-01-01 | £182,000 |
| sold | 2008-01-01 | £136,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £123,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £95,000 |
| sold | 2001-01-01 | £64,000 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £48,950 |

## 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 VICTORIA STREET, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1HB | £321,000 | 17/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 107 BRADWALL ROAD, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1GN | £190,000 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 95 BRADWALL ROAD, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1GN | £310,000 | 10/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 PLATT AVENUE, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1DE | £180,000 | 20/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 ELWORTH STREET, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1HA | £240,000 | 20/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 81 BRADWALL ROAD, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1GN | £195,000 | 25/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 PLATT AVENUE, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1DE | £197,500 | 29/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 41 BRADWALL STREET, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1GJ | £210,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 17 VICTORIA STREET, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 1HB | £120,000 | 27/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £218,167 (9 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Deans Lane, Elworth, CW11](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/02e234c) | £230,000 | 2 | Semi-detached | 0.84 mi |
| [Crabmill Drive, Sandbach](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2e20d57) | £230,000 | 2 | Semi-detached | 0.88 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 8.9%
- **10y growth:** 58.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cheshire East; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 53%

## 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).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| [St. Oswalds Crescent, Sandbach, CW11](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/95b5c0b) | £1,500/mo | 3 | 2.27 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £1,500/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.73% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £187,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £150,000

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 8.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 11.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £518/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 10.4%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 30 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **85** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Offley Primary Academy | Primary | 0.2 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 27 Nov 2022 |
| Sandbach School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 10 Dec 2014 |
| Sandbach Primary Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Elworth Hall Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |