# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (CW12 4QY)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 4 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST CW12 4QY |
| Price | £440,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Council tax | E |
| Floor area | 118 m² |
| Last sold | £440,000 Jan 2026 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Current heating cost:** £684/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- 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/9380-3769-8090-2027-8651)

## Description

No Onward Chain

Discover the epitome of modern family living in The Carron, at the prestigious Seddon Homes, Elmwood development. This stunning four-bedroom detached home situated on the fringe of the development offers spacious, open-plan living combined with stylish design, creating the perfect haven for young professionals and growing families.

Step inside and be captivated by the bright and airy open-plan kitchen/dining/living area, the heart of the home. Designed for both relaxation and entertaining, this versatile space features sleek contemporary cabinetry, high-end appliances, and ample room for dining and socialising. The beautifully appointed kitchen is a chef's dream, with a large peninsular perfect for food preparation or casual dining. Abundant counter space and storage solutions ensure effortless mealtimes.

Upstairs, the generously proportioned bedrooms offer quiet sanctuaries, perfect for rest and rejuvenation. The master bedroom is a true retreat, complete with a luxurious en-suite bathroom featuring a walk-in shower. The remaining bedrooms are equally well-appointed and share a stylish family bathroom boasting a contemporary bathtub.

Step outside to discover a beautifully landscaped SOUTH FACING garden, perfect for entertaining or relaxing. The extended patio area is ideal for al fresco dining, while the lawn offers ample space for children to play. The property also benefits from an integral garage and double width driveway for two cars.

Elmwood offers a tranquil escape, while still being conveniently located near Congleton's vibrant town centre. Enjoy the best of both worlds with easy access to shops, restaurants, schools, and leisure facilities. The picturesque Cheshire countryside is on your doorstep, inviting you to explore the stunning Peak District and indulge in outdoor activities.

Invest in this beautiful new build home at Elmwood and benefit from Seddon's renowned build quality, spacious plots, and exceptional attention to detail.

Don't miss this opportunity to make this exceptional property your family's new home. Contact us today to arrange a viewing.

## Property Photos

- ![FRONT](/listings/photos/166039199/180315) - FRONT
- ![REAR](/listings/photos/166039199/180316) - REAR
- ![LOUNGE](/listings/photos/166039199/180317) - LOUNGE
- ![LIVING DINING KITCHEN](/listings/photos/166039199/180318) - LIVING DINING KITCHEN
- ![REAR](/listings/photos/166039199/180319) - REAR
- ![LIVING DINING KITCHEN](/listings/photos/166039199/180320) - LIVING DINING KITCHEN
- ![LIVING DINING KITCHEN](/listings/photos/166039199/180321) - LIVING DINING KITCHEN
- ![LIVING DINING KITCHEN](/listings/photos/166039199/180322) - LIVING DINING KITCHEN
- ![LIVING DINING KITCHEN](/listings/photos/166039199/180323) - LIVING DINING KITCHEN
- ![LIVING DINING KITCHEN](/listings/photos/166039199/180324) - LIVING DINING KITCHEN
- ![LIVING DINING KITCHEN](/listings/photos/166039199/180325) - LIVING DINING KITCHEN
- ![LIVING DINING KITCHEN](/listings/photos/166039199/180326) - LIVING DINING KITCHEN
- ![LOUNGE](/listings/photos/166039199/180327) - LOUNGE
- ![DOWNSTAIRS W.C.](/listings/photos/166039199/180328) - DOWNSTAIRS W.C.
- ![ENTRANCE HALL](/listings/photos/166039199/180329) - ENTRANCE HALL
- ![ENTRANCE HALL](/listings/photos/166039199/180330) - ENTRANCE HALL
- ![GALLERIED LANDING](/listings/photos/166039199/180331) - GALLERIED LANDING
- ![BEDROOM 1](/listings/photos/166039199/180332) - BEDROOM 1
- ![BEDROOM 1](/listings/photos/166039199/180333) - BEDROOM 1
- ![EN SUITE](/listings/photos/166039199/180334) - EN SUITE
- ![BEDROOM 2](/listings/photos/166039199/180335) - BEDROOM 2
- ![BEDROOM 3](/listings/photos/166039199/180336) - BEDROOM 3
- ![BEDROOM 4](/listings/photos/166039199/180337) - BEDROOM 4
- ![BEDROOM 4](/listings/photos/166039199/180338) - BEDROOM 4
- ![BATHROOM](/listings/photos/166039199/180339) - BATHROOM
- ![REAR](/listings/photos/166039199/180340) - REAR
- ![REAR](/listings/photos/166039199/180341) - REAR
- ![REAR](/listings/photos/166039199/180342) - REAR
- ![FRONT](/listings/photos/166039199/180343) - FRONT

## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/166039199/180344) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![Energy Performance Certificate](/listings/photos/166039199/180345) - Energy Performance Certificate

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £440,000 | 30/01/2026 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| [Same street] 15 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £457,500 | 06/03/2026 | Detached |
| 53 BROOKLANDS ROAD, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4LU | £405,000 | 16/12/2025 | Detached |
| [Same street] 8 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £470,000 | 12/12/2025 | Detached |
| [Same street] 20 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £442,000 | 10/12/2025 | Detached |
| 6 KESWICK COURT, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4JH | £392,500 | 10/12/2025 | Detached |
| [Same street] 33 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £335,000 | 07/12/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 28 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £294,995 | 29/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 34 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £409,995 | 28/09/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 30 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £459,995 | 15/09/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 32 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £459,995 | 15/09/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 24 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £435,000 | 21/07/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 41 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £120,250 | 30/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 7 VIOLET CLOSE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4YR | £317,500 | 08/06/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 25 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £338,650 | 05/05/2023 | Other |
| 58 PADGBURY LANE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4LR | £567,500 | 14/04/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 20 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £412,995 | 31/03/2023 | Detached |
| [Same street] 18 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £412,995 | 30/01/2023 | Detached |
| 14 TROUTBECK AVENUE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4JA | £345,000 | 09/12/2022 | Detached |
| 9 VIOLET CLOSE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4YR | £319,000 | 29/09/2022 | Detached |
| 6 VIOLET CLOSE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4YR | £399,000 | 16/09/2022 | Detached |
| 10 VIOLET CLOSE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4YR | £389,995 | 09/09/2022 | Detached |
| 12 VIOLET CLOSE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4YR | £355,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| THE NEW HOUSE, 15A GREENACRES ROAD, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4LS | £347,000 | 28/07/2022 | Detached |
| 11 VIOLET CLOSE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4YR | £543,000 | 22/07/2022 | Detached |
| 17 GRASMERE AVENUE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4LZ | £318,000 | 12/07/2022 | Detached |
| 11 THISTLE WAY, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4EJ | £298,000 | 06/07/2022 | Detached |
| 5 VIOLET CLOSE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4YR | £355,000 | 24/06/2022 | Detached |
| 79 ULLSWATER ROAD, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4JJ | £315,000 | 14/06/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 14 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £289,995 | 27/05/2022 | Detached |
| 2 VIOLET CLOSE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4YR | £555,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 1 VIOLET CLOSE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4YR | £509,995 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 23 THISTLE WAY, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4EJ | £427,500 | 07/04/2022 | Detached |
| [Same street] 16 ELMWOOD DRIVE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4QY | £550,000 | 28/03/2022 | Detached |
| 13 VIOLET CLOSE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4YR | £279,995 | 04/03/2022 | Detached |
| 9 PADGBURY LANE, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST, CW12 4LP | £485,000 | 18/02/2022 | Detached |

**Street average:** £392,624 (15 sales)
**Area average:** £396,199 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £424,190 (91 Detached, CW12, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +3.7%

## 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 Oldham & Rochdale (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £947/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| [Field View Road, Congleton, CW12](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/231b890) | £1,400/mo | 4 | 0.5 miles | Rightmove |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, Hawthorne Close, CW12 | £1,700/mo | 4 | 0.67 miles | OpenRent |
| [Blue Cedar Way, Somerford, CW12](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/91523c5) | £1,750/mo | 4 | 1.01 miles | Rightmove |
| [Chelford Road, Somerford, CW12](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1478f53) | £2,995/mo | 4 | 1.17 miles | Rightmove |
| 4 Bed Detached House, Tudor Way, CW12 | £2,395/mo | 4 | 1.17 miles | OpenRent |
| [Watery Lane, Astbury, Congleton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/cb14497) | £3,750/mo | 4 | 1.34 miles | Rightmove |
| [Quayside, Congleton, CW12](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6cdc68b) | £1,600/mo | 4 | 1.42 miles | Rightmove |
| [Rutland Close, Congleton](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/02cfca7) | £1,700/mo | 4 | 1.47 miles | Rightmove |
| [Walfield Avenue, Congleton, CW12](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4d4293e) | £2,200/mo | 4 | 1.57 miles | Rightmove |
| [71 Moss Road, Astbury, CW12](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a2d7047) | £2,500/mo | 4 | 1.78 miles | Rightmove |
| [Hillside Farmhouse, Cloudside, Congleton, CW12 3QG](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/afe1a0f) | £2,000/mo | 4 | 4.22 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £2,181/mo (11 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.45% (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:** 5.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £42/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.4%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,729/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 24.6%
- **10y growth:** 66.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 51.5%

## Flood risk

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

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