Semi-Detached

12 WALLINGFORD ROAD

HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JU

£310,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View SK9 3JU

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Handforth, Spath Lane / Pickmere Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Tesco Express	0.3 miles
Train station	Handforth	0.6 miles
Hospital	Newlands Care Home	4.9 miles
University	Fallowfield Reception and Richmond Amenities Building	6.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms (EPC estimate)

Floor area

91 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£310,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,407/m²

Local average

£478,220 (40 sales)

Street crime

57 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 27/10/2025

Current heating cost: £1,086/year

Potential heating cost: £927/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,778

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

Recommendations

Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£900 - £1,200)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£210 - £245)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	13/03/2026	£310,000	Semi-detached	—	—	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	£310,000
listed	18/10/2025	£349,950

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
4 WINDERMERE ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NH	£490,000	04/07/2025	Semi-detached
37 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JT	£360,000	23/05/2025	Semi-detached
22 CONISTON DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NL	£377,500	31/03/2025	Semi-detached
42 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JU	£465,000	19/08/2024	Semi-detached
33 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JT	£385,000	26/05/2023	Semi-detached
44 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JU	£380,000	28/04/2023	Semi-detached
5 MARLOW DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NE	£395,000	11/11/2022	Semi-detached
7 CONISTON DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NN	£425,000	10/11/2022	Semi-detached
22 KINGSTON ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JW	£380,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
15 TABLEY ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3RZ	£192,106	12/09/2022	Semi-detached
28 CONISTON DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NL	£407,500	09/09/2022	Semi-detached
3 RICHMOND AVENUE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JB	£420,000	31/08/2022	Semi-detached
30 CONISTON DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NL	£410,000	15/07/2022	Semi-detached
201A WILMSLOW ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JX	£650,000	28/06/2022	Semi-detached
9 REDESMERE ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3RX	£215,000	24/06/2022	Semi-detached
47 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JT	£109,950	20/05/2022	Semi-detached
29 KINGSTON ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JW	£299,950	29/04/2022	Semi-detached
21 CONISTON DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NN	£335,000	08/04/2022	Semi-detached
4 MARINA CLOSE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JP	£340,000	04/03/2022	Semi-detached
53 CLAY LANE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NP	£225,000	02/02/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £363,100 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type, preferring 3-bedroom homes (EPC estimate for this property). Use the Beds column to compare like-for-like.

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Greenway Road, Heald Green	£245,000	3	Semi-detached	0.49 mi
Curzon Road, Heald Green, Stockport SK8 3LN	£379,950	3	Semi-detached	0.81 mi
East Avenue, Heald Green	£350,000	3	Semi-detached	0.83 mi
Queensway , Cheadle, SK8 3HG	£375,000	3	Semi-detached	0.87 mi
Hartington Road, Heald Green, Cheadle	£375,000	3	Semi-detached	0.87 mi
Rossendale Road, Heald Green	£390,000	3	Semi-detached	0.91 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -3.2%

10y growth 11.7%

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

1y (index) 2.3%

5y (index) 24.1%

10y (index) 56.2%

Rental Range

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

Low £878/mo

Realistic £975/mo

Optimistic £1,073/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cheshire East.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for West Pennine: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom EPC estimate). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
4 Bed End Terrace, Wilmslow Road, SK8	£2,000/mo	4	0.41 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £2,000/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.65%

Max investor price (0.8%) £250,000

Target investor price (1%) £200,000

Gross yield 7.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 12.9×

Monthly cashflow £554/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 7.4%

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	16
Shoplifting	10
Public order	9
Criminal damage and arson	6
Drugs	4
Other theft	4
Anti-social behaviour	2
Burglary	2
Other crime	2
Possession of weapons	2
Total incidents	57

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
Handforth Grange Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 17 Mar 2024
Willow House School	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 13 May 2020
Royal School, Manchester	Other	0.5 miles	Outstanding — 12 Nov 2012
Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust)	Other	0.5 miles	— (No rating)
Outwood Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 29 Jul 2014

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
09/11/2011	29/09/2011	4	—
20/06/2011	11/05/2011	2	—
17/05/2010	30/04/2010	—	1

# 12 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JU

## Property details

- Slug: `6021d20` (address key hash: `6021d209a0aee6edfc7ea2458f4dd8d843c4bff7`)
- Postcode: SK9 3JU
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 3
- Floor area: 91 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £310,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,407/m²
- Local average: £478,220 (40 sales)
- Street crime: 57 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £310,000
- Date: 2026-03-13
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £1,086/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,778

### Recommendations
- A2 (£900 - £1,200)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£210 - £245)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2107-1510-1564-6165-8949)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-13 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | — | — | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-e896-8922-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JU | £310,000 | 13/03/2026 | 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: [168354062](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/69be5ff)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £310,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-18 | £349,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 WINDERMERE ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NH | £490,000 | 04/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 37 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JT | £360,000 | 23/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 22 CONISTON DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NL | £377,500 | 31/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 42 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JU | £465,000 | 19/08/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 33 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JT | £385,000 | 26/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 44 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JU | £380,000 | 28/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 MARLOW DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NE | £395,000 | 11/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 CONISTON DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NN | £425,000 | 10/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22 KINGSTON ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JW | £380,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 TABLEY ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3RZ | £192,106 | 12/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 CONISTON DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NL | £407,500 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 RICHMOND AVENUE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JB | £420,000 | 31/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 CONISTON DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NL | £410,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 201A WILMSLOW ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JX | £650,000 | 28/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 REDESMERE ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3RX | £215,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 47 WALLINGFORD ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JT | £109,950 | 20/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 KINGSTON ROAD, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JW | £299,950 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 CONISTON DRIVE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NN | £335,000 | 08/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 MARINA CLOSE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3JP | £340,000 | 04/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 53 CLAY LANE, HANDFORTH, WILMSLOW, CHESHIRE EAST, SK9 3NP | £225,000 | 02/02/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £363,100 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type, preferring 3-bedroom homes (EPC estimate for this property). Use the Beds column to compare like-for-like.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Greenway Road, Heald Green](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a09f333) | £245,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.49 mi |
| [Curzon Road, Heald Green, Stockport SK8 3LN](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/cdde94d) | £379,950 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.81 mi |
| [East Avenue, Heald Green](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c5698dd) | £350,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.83 mi |
| [Queensway , Cheadle, SK8 3HG](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c78ca59) | £375,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.87 mi |
| [Hartington Road, Heald Green, Cheadle](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0bde840) | £375,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.87 mi |
| [Rossendale Road, Heald Green](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/aa0a528) | £390,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.91 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -3.2%
- **10y growth:** 11.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 2.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 56.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £878/mo
- **Realistic:** £975/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,073/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom EPC estimate). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed End Terrace, Wilmslow Road, SK8 | £2,000/mo | 4 | 0.41 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,000/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.65% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £250,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £200,000

*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 £2,000/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 12.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £554/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 7.4%

*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 | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **57** |

*Within 1 mile during Mar 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Handforth Grange Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 17 Mar 2024 |
| Willow House School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 13 May 2020 |
| Royal School, Manchester | Other | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 12 Nov 2012 |
| Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust) | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Outwood Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 29 Jul 2014 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #8492602
- **Address:** 12 Wallingford Road, Handforth, SK9 3JU
- **Certificate Issued:** 09/11/2011
- **Work Completed:** 29/09/2011
- **Items:** 4 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #8224213
- **Address:** 12 Wallingford Road, Handforth, SK9 3JU
- **Certificate Issued:** 20/06/2011
- **Work Completed:** 11/05/2011
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #7367975
- **Address:** 12 Wallingford Road, Handforth, SK9 3JU
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/05/2010
- **Work Completed:** 30/04/2010
- **Items:** 1 door(s)