Terraced

589 CREWE ROAD

WHEELOCK, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 3RZ

£125,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Wheelock, o/s 597 Crewe Road	0.0 miles
Shop	Cain9 Design	0.4 miles
Train station	Sandbach	1.8 miles
University	University of Buckingham Crewe Campus	2.9 miles
Hospital	Haywood Hospital Walk-in Centre	9.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

53 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£125,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,358/m²

Local average

£235,638 (37 sales)

Street crime

19 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 06/09/2021

Expiry date: 05/09/2031

Current heating cost: £480/year

Potential heating cost: £267/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £31,000

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)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£3,300 - £6,500)
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	30/01/2026	£125,000	Terraced	—	£123,400 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	£125,000
listed	08/09/2025	£140,000
sold	01/01/2007	£101,000
sold	01/01/2000	£41,500

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
604 CREWE ROAD, WHEELOCK, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 3RY	£162,500	05/12/2025	Terraced
469 CREWE ROAD, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 3RT	£117,000	03/04/2023	Terraced
489 CREWE ROAD, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 3RT	£180,000	04/05/2022	Terraced

Area average: £153,167 (3 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
Crewe Road, Sandbach	£170,000	1	Terraced	0.08 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 2.1%

10y growth 8.3%

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

1y (index) 1.5%

5y (index) 21.2%

10y (index) 51.9%

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 1-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	3.72 miles	Rightmove

Average rent: £1,500/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.2%

Max investor price (0.8%) £187,500

Target investor price (1%) £150,000

Gross yield 14.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 6.9×

Monthly cashflow £833/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 27.6%

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	10
Other theft	3
Anti-social behaviour	2
Public order	2
Burglary	1
Criminal damage and arson	1
Total incidents	19

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
Wheelock Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 12 Mar 2024
Sandbach Primary Academy	Primary	1.1 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Sandbach School	Secondary	1.2 miles	Good — 10 Dec 2014
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College	Secondary	1.4 miles	Good — 27 Nov 2022
The Dingle Primary School	Primary	1.6 miles	Outstanding — 9 Nov 2023

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 589 CREWE ROAD, WHEELOCK, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 3RZ

## Property details

- Slug: `ac2b782` (address key hash: `ac2b782f324cb8245908f8e8dac823f665b4d019`)
- Postcode: CW11 3RZ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 53 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £125,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,358/m²
- Local average: £235,638 (37 sales)
- Street crime: 19 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £125,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 05/09/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £480/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £31,000

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- O (£3,300 - £6,500)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0900-8364-0922-5005-3193)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £125,000 | Terraced | — | £123,400 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29c-e808-8922-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 589 CREWE ROAD, WHEELOCK, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 3RZ | £125,000 | 30/01/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [166722650](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/acf64dd)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £125,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-08 | £140,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £101,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £41,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 604 CREWE ROAD, WHEELOCK, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 3RY | £162,500 | 05/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 469 CREWE ROAD, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 3RT | £117,000 | 03/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 489 CREWE ROAD, SANDBACH, CHESHIRE EAST, CW11 3RT | £180,000 | 04/05/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £153,167 (3 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Crewe Road, Sandbach](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/cfb693e) | £170,000 | 1 | Terraced | 0.08 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 2.1%
- **10y growth:** 8.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 51.9%

## 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 1-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 | 3.72 miles | Rightmove |

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.2% (strong)
- **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:** 14.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 6.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £833/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 27.6%

*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 | 10 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **19** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Wheelock Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 12 Mar 2024 |
| Sandbach Primary Academy | Primary | 1.1 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Sandbach School | Secondary | 1.2 miles | Good — 10 Dec 2014 |
| Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1.4 miles | Good — 27 Nov 2022 |
| The Dingle Primary School | Primary | 1.6 miles | Outstanding — 9 Nov 2023 |