# 4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (WA14 4BJ) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 148 OLDFIELD ROAD, ALTRINCHAM, ALTRINCHAM, GREATER MANCHESTER WA14 4BJ | | Price | £1,250,000 | | Bedrooms | 4 | | Bathrooms | 3 | | Council tax | G | | Last sold | £650,000 Jun 2006 | ## Description A BEAUTIFUL PERIOD SEMI DETACHED FAMILY HOME SET ON AN IMPRESSIVE 0.25 ACRE MATURE GARDEN PLOT, ENJOYING A PRIVATE OUTLOOK OVER PLAYING FIELDS TO THE REAR, IDEALLY LOCATED NEAR JOHN LEIGH PARK AND WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF ALTRINCHAM TOWN CENTRE. 3181SQFT Hall. Lounge. Dining Room. Kitchen. Living Area. Conservatory. Lower Ground Floor Games Room, Reception Room, Utility and WC. Four Bedrooms. Three Bath/Shower Rooms. Driveway. Detached Double Garage. Stunning Gardens. A superb period Semi Detached family home standing on a wonderful mature Garden plot extending to approximately 0.25 of an acre and backing onto substantial mature trees and the open space of North Cestrian School playing fields providing a most appealing outlook from the rear. The property is well set back from the road, conveniently located with John Leigh Park on the doorstep and with the Trans Pennine Trail and walks towards Dunham Forest and Dunham Massey close by. In addition, the property is within walking distance of Altrincham Town Centre, its facilities, the Metrolink and the Popular Market Quarter. This enormously attractive property has been updated and improved with good specification, kitchen and bathroom fittings, converted Loft and Cellars, the addition of a Detached Double Garage, and has attractive character features retained to include high corniced ceilings, some original windows, impressive fireplaces, and a spindle balustrade staircase rising through the floors. Off the Hall are Two well proportioned Reception Rooms in addition to an Open Plan Kitchen and Living Area with a delightful Conservatory off enjoying a garden aspect and access. The Lower Ground Floor Cellars, whilst may not comply with modern building regulations, do none the less have plaster boarded walls and ceilings and provide off the open plan Lower Hall, a Reception Room, Utility Room and a WC.. Over the Two Upper Floors are Four Bedrooms served by Three Bath/Shower Room facilities, including a Second Floor Principal Bedroom Suite of Bedroom, Dressing Room and En Suite Bathroom. Externally, the Driveway provides extensive off street Parking and leads to the substantial Detached brick built Double Garage. The front Garden is deep and maturely stocked with excellent screening, whilst the rear garden is of a superb size with stone paved patio areas returning across the back of the house, beautifully enhanced by low voltage lighting. Beyond, the Garden is laid to a large shaped expanse of lawn with deep maturely stocked borders and a backdrop of substantial mature trees and hedges, hedges and trees within the boundaries of this and neighbouring properties, providing privacy and an attractive outlook. This true “gardener's garden” enjoys Greenhouses for home growing. This fabulous setting completes a first class family home in a superb location. - Freehold - Council Tax Band G ## Property Photos - ![Main](/listings/photos/90139404/737707) - Main - ![Lounge](/listings/photos/90139404/737708) - Lounge - ![Breakfast Kitchen](/listings/photos/90139404/737710) - Breakfast Kitchen - ![Rear Elevation](/listings/photos/90139404/737712) - Rear Elevation - ![Hall](/listings/photos/90139404/737714) - Hall - ![Lounge](/listings/photos/90139404/737717) - Lounge - ![Dining Room](/listings/photos/90139404/737719) - Dining Room - ![Dining Room](/listings/photos/90139404/737721) - Dining Room - ![Breakfast Kitchen](/listings/photos/90139404/737723) - Breakfast Kitchen - ![Breakfast Kitchen](/listings/photos/90139404/737726) - Breakfast Kitchen - ![Breakfast Kitchen](/listings/photos/90139404/737728) - Breakfast Kitchen - ![Breakfast Kitchen](/listings/photos/90139404/737732) - Breakfast Kitchen - ![Breakfast Kitchen](/listings/photos/90139404/737735) - Breakfast Kitchen - ![Living Area](/listings/photos/90139404/737739) - Living Area - ![Living Area](/listings/photos/90139404/737742) - Living Area - ![Conservatory](/listings/photos/90139404/737744) - Conservatory - ![Family Room](/listings/photos/90139404/737747) - Family Room - ![Family Room](/listings/photos/90139404/737751) - Family Room - ![Games Room](/listings/photos/90139404/737754) - Games Room - ![Utility](/listings/photos/90139404/737757) - Utility - ![Lower Ground Floor WC](/listings/photos/90139404/737759) - Lower Ground Floor WC - ![First Floor Landing](/listings/photos/90139404/737763) - First Floor Landing - ![Bedroom 1](/listings/photos/90139404/737765) - Bedroom 1 - ![Bedroom 1](/listings/photos/90139404/737769) - Bedroom 1 - ![Bed 1 En Suite](/listings/photos/90139404/737773) - Bed 1 En Suite - ![Bedroom 2](/listings/photos/90139404/737777) - Bedroom 2 - ![Bedroom 2](/listings/photos/90139404/737778) - Bedroom 2 - ![Bedroom 3](/listings/photos/90139404/737781) - Bedroom 3 - ![Bedroom 3](/listings/photos/90139404/737783) - Bedroom 3 - ![Shower Room](/listings/photos/90139404/737786) - Shower Room - ![Second Floor](/listings/photos/90139404/737788) - Second Floor - ![Principal Bedroom](/listings/photos/90139404/737791) - Principal Bedroom - ![Principal Bedroom](/listings/photos/90139404/737794) - Principal Bedroom - ![Principal Bedroom](/listings/photos/90139404/737798) - Principal Bedroom - ![Principal En Suite Bathroom](/listings/photos/90139404/737800) - Principal En Suite Bathroom - ![Principal En Suite Bathroom](/listings/photos/90139404/737801) - Principal En Suite Bathroom - ![Dressing Room](/listings/photos/90139404/737804) - Dressing Room - ![Elevation 3](/listings/photos/90139404/737805) - Elevation 3 - ![Elevation 2](/listings/photos/90139404/737808) - Elevation 2 - ![Elevation 3](/listings/photos/90139404/737810) - Elevation 3 - ![Garden](/listings/photos/90139404/737812) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/90139404/737814) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/90139404/737817) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/90139404/737819) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/90139404/737820) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/90139404/737822) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/90139404/737825) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/90139404/737827) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/90139404/737830) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/90139404/737832) - Garden - ![Rear Elevation](/listings/photos/90139404/737834) - Rear Elevation - ![Rear Elevation](/listings/photos/90139404/737836) - Rear Elevation - ![Driveway](/listings/photos/90139404/737838) - Driveway - ![Double Garage](/listings/photos/90139404/737839) - Double Garage - ![Ariel View](/listings/photos/90139404/737840) - Ariel View - ![Promap-3527946-3627042-750400-0.jpg](/listings/photos/90139404/737842) - Promap-3527946-3627042-750400-0.jpg - ![Promap-3527946-3627042-750400-1.jpg](/listings/photos/90139404/737843) - Promap-3527946-3627042-750400-1.jpg - ![Promap-3527946-3627042-750400-2.jpg](/listings/photos/90139404/737844) - Promap-3527946-3627042-750400-2.jpg ## Floorplans - ![floor plan](/listings/photos/90139404/737845) - floor plan ## FENSA Certificates This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record. ### FENSA Certificate #14691150 - **Address:** 148 Oldfield Road, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 4BJ - **Certificate Issued:** 18/07/2021 - **Work Completed:** 12/07/2021 - **Items:** 2 window(s) ### FENSA Certificate #17336229 - **Address:** 148 Oldfield Road, ALTRINCHAM, WA14 4BJ - **Certificate Issued:** 21/06/2026 - **Work Completed:** 02/03/2023 - **Items:** 1 door(s) ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 148 OLDFIELD ROAD, ALTRINCHAM, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, WA14 4BJ | £650,000 | 30/06/2006 | Semi-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] 128 OLDFIELD ROAD, ALTRINCHAM, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, WA14 4BJ | £230,000 | 04/04/2025 | Semi-detached | | 28 MEDWAY CRESCENT, ALTRINCHAM, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, WA14 4UB | £430,000 | 31/03/2022 | Semi-detached | | 1 TWEED CLOSE, ALTRINCHAM, TRAFFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER, WA14 4UH | £348,000 | 28/06/2021 | Semi-detached | **Street average:** £230,000 (1 sale) **Area average:** £389,000 (2 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £565,161 (35 Semi-detached, WA14, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +121.2% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Trafford). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £1,226/mo - **Realistic:** £1,362/mo - **Optimistic:** £1,498/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Southern Greater Manchester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,396/mo ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.11% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £170,250 - **Target investor price (1%):** £136,200 *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 Area rent estimate.* ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 16% - **10y growth:** 16.1% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Trafford; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 1.4% - **5y growth (index):** 19.9% - **10y growth (index):** 65.4% ## Flood risk - **Zone:** 1 - **Risk:** Low - **Source:** Job (default Low) [Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)