For sale Detached

5 LOVAT DRIVE

KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST WA16 8NS

6 beds 8 baths 822 m² Listed 11 Apr 2024 (-772d)

£3,650,000

Reduced on 27 Aug 2025

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

822 m²

Council tax band

H

Last sold

£3,000,000 Mar 2016

Local average

£865,297 (+321.8%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (33,571 of 33,755)

Street crime

13 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

  • Impressive 9000 square foot detached house in a fantastic location within the Conservation Area
  • Fantastic entertainment floor including, fully fitted cinema room, entertainment space and bar.
  • Six bedrooms, eight bathrooms and seven reception rooms
  • Fully equipped leisure complex with large swimming pool, steam room, showers and changing facilities
  • Large private landscaped gardens of two thirds of an acre
  • AMX home automation system throughout
  • Underfloor heating throughout
  • Category winner of Annual Cheshire Built in Quality Award for best one off house presented for a new building of a particularly high standard in 2010

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes
Listed property
No
Restrictions
No
Required access
No
Rights of way
No
Flooded in last 5 years
No
Flood defences
No

Description

An incredibly impressive and substantial, award winning, modern detached house of nearly 9000 square feet (excluding garage), situated within immaculate and very private gated gardens of around two thirds of an acre, in the middle of the highly sought after Legh Road conservation area.

Constructed around 2010 and with an absolutely fantastic layout for the family Lovat House has been beautifully maintained by the current owners and is presented immaculately in every way throughout. The quality of finish is first class and the layout over four floors works incredibly well as it divides accommodation into leisure and games areas on the lower level, main reception and entertaining spaces on the ground floor including a ground floor swimming pool with access to the external terrace and bedrooms over two upper floors.

An impressive galleried reception hall with full height stone mullion window overlooks the front, wc/cloaks, large formal sitting room, study, dining room, large open plan kitchen/breakfast family room. The kitchen has been fitted with a range of hand painted natural wood cabinets which provide fantastic working spaces and include a large breakfast bar with a range of integrated appliances. Off the kitchen is a further WC and a useful walk-through prep area and pantry with sink, pantry cupboards and a rear boot room has a door to the main driveway. Sun lounge/garden room leading to indoor swimming pool complex with natural stone surround, bifold doors to the main terrace, with shower, steam room and changing room.

Entertainment floor with excellent light and two walk out lower floor terraces, offering a huge L'shaped party room with bar and wc, bespoke tiered sound proofed cinema, excellent gym with private shower room, lower hallway with wine store, utility and comms room.

On the first floor there are five bedrooms – the main suite is a vast space with huge bedroom including a walk-out terrace, dressing room and en suite bathroom. The remaining four bedrooms all have en suites and provide ample space for a large family and guest accommodation. Bedroom six is on the upper floor and has an its own dressing room and ensuite.

Gated driveway, excellent parking and detached triple oak framed garage, surrounding terraces, lawns and children's barked play area. Large section of superb artificial grass.

Walking distance of Knutsford town centre, this is one of the best of its kind, a large and very private plot and in our view the perfect layout for a house of this type. 
EPC Rating: B

Listed by

Knutsford

Stuart Rushton & Co

Reference: 146694848

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Listed for sale £3,650,000 +21.7%
Sold 31/03/2016 (10 years ago) £3,000,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
THE PINES, 22 LEYCESTER ROAD, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QR £1,350,000 12/12/2025 Detached
45 SUMMERS WAY, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 9AR £664,000 28/11/2025 Detached
65 BEGGARMANS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 9BB £480,000 28/03/2025 Detached
23 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QL £1,200,000 12/12/2023 Detached
22 ROWLEY WAY, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 9AU £675,000 11/12/2023 Detached
26 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QL £2,150,000 31/10/2023 Detached
44 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QN £2,500,000 29/09/2023 Detached
3 ASTLEY CLOSE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8GZ £1,650,000 07/03/2023 Detached
22 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QL £2,995,000 06/03/2023 Detached
24 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QL £2,075,000 18/01/2023 Detached
30 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QL £2,995,000 05/12/2022 Detached
47 BEGGARMANS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 9BA £1,135,000 25/11/2022 Detached
12 ROXBY WAY, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 9AX £530,000 10/08/2022 Detached
4 ROWLEY WAY, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 9AU £528,000 22/07/2022 Detached
6 ROXBY WAY, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 9AX £650,000 22/06/2022 Detached
31 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QN £1,150,000 08/04/2022 Detached
20 ROWLEY WAY, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 9AU £585,000 18/03/2022 Detached
24 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QL £2,000,000 18/02/2022 Detached
THE MOORINGS LEGH ROAD, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8NT £1,855,000 28/01/2022 Detached
1 ROWLEY WAY, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 9AU £633,000 10/12/2021 Detached

Area average: £1,390,000 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 34.9%
10y growth 56.7%

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

1y (index) 0.7%
5y (index) 21.5%
10y (index) 51.1%

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 East Lancs: £793/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop Asda Express 0.2 miles
Bus stop Bexton, Beggarman's Lane / Highland Way 0.4 miles
Bus stop Knutsford, Chelford Road / Carrwood 0.4 miles
Shop Paradise Garage 0.6 miles
Train station Knutsford 0.8 miles
Hospital Knutsford and District Community Hospital 0.9 miles
Train station Plumley 2.6 miles
Hospital Soss Moss Hospital 4.0 miles
University University of Chester - Warrington Campus 11.5 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 8
Anti-social behaviour 2
Criminal damage and arson 1
Public order 1
Vehicle crime 1
Total incidents 13

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
Bexton Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 5 Mar 2018
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Good — 6 Jun 2013
Manor Park Primary School and Nursery Primary 1.0 miles Good — 13 Sep 2023
Egerton Primary School Primary 1.0 miles Good — 13 Feb 2023
Knutsford Academy Secondary 1.0 miles Good — 25 Nov 2011

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.03%
Max investor price (0.8%) £121,875
Target investor price (1%) £97,500
  • 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).