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7 MINSTER CLOSE

WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER CW7 1SX

4 beds 2 baths 1,367 sq ft Listed 10 Apr 2026 (-64d)

£350,000

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# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (CW7 1SX)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 7 MINSTER CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER CW7 1SX |
| Price | £350,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 2003-2006 |
| Floor area | 127 m² |
| Last sold | £260,000 Jul 2024 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 14/07/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £1,306/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £12,725

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- G (£350 - £450)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- 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/9550-3040-7203-7184-0204)

## Description

**** **** Offered for sale with no onward chain is this well presented detached home. Set in a highly sought-after location, the property is beautifully presented throughout and ready to move straight into. The ground floor offers a welcoming entrance hall, spacious lounge, separate dining room, bright conservatory and a newly fitted kitchen, utility room, together with a convenient guest WC. To the first floor are four generous bedrooms, including the main with a recently fitted en-suite, plus a modern family bathroom. Externally, the home occupies an enviable plot with off-road parking, garage, side access and a private rear garden - ideal for family living and entertaining. Early viewing is highly recommended to fully appreciate all that this wonderful home has to offer.

**ENTRANCE** **HALL** **** Accessed via the entrance door you will find a welcoming entrance hall. With stairs rising to the first floor, doors to the guest WC, lounge, diningroom, kitchen and garage. Laminate flooring and wall mounted radiator.

**LOUNGE** **12' 33" x 18' 09" (4.5m x 5.72m)** With a double glazed bay window to the front elevation, two double glazed windows to the side elevation. Gas fire and surround, wall mounted radiator and double doors lead to the dining room.

**DINING** **ROOM** **11' 22" x 10' 73" (3.91m x 4.9m)** With double glazed patio doors that lead to the conservatory, wall mounted radiator and a door leads to the hall.

**CONSERVATORY** **8' 08" x 10' 18" (2.64m x 3.51m)** Built on a dwarf wall, laminate flooring and double glazed French doors lead to the garden.

**KITCHEN** **13' 79" x 8' 99" (5.97m x 4.95m)** With a double glazed window to the rear elevation and a door which leads to the utility room. Fitted with a newrange of base units with worksurface over incorporating a one and a half bowl sink unit and mixer tap. Integrated double oven andgas hob with extraction oven. Wall mounted radiator and space for table and chairs.

**UTILITY** **ROOM** **6' 29" x 7' 58" (2.57m x 3.61m)** With a door that leads to the rear garden, wall mounted radiator, space and plumbing for washing machine.

**GUEST** **WC** **** With a double glazed opaque window to the side elevation. Fitted with a low level WC and handwash basin, wall mounted radiator.

**LANDING** **** Doors to all the bedrooms and bathroom, loft access, wall mounted radiator and a cupboard housing the water tank.

**BEDROOM** **ONE** **11' 95" x 10' 74" (5.77m x 4.93m)** With feature double glazed windows to the front elevation, cupboard providing storage, fantastic walk in wardrobe, wall mounted radiator and a door leads to the en-suite.

**EN-SUITE** **** With a double glazed opaque window to the side elevation. Fitted with a suite comprising low level WC, hand wash basin and shower cubicle and shower. Part tiled walls, wall mounted radiator.

**BEDROOM** **TWO** **11' 8" x 10' 9" (3.56m x 3.28m)** With a double glazed window to the rear elevation, wall mounted radiator and a double wardrobe providing hanging and storage space.

**BEDROOM** **THREE** **10' 11" x 7' 8" (3.33m x 2.36m)** With a double glazed window to the rear elevation, wall mounted radiator and a double wardrobe providing hanging and storage space.

**BEDROOM** **FOUR** **8' 3" x 10' 2" (2.53m x 3.12m)** With a double glazed window to the front elevation, wall mounted radiator and a double wardrobe providing hanging and storage space.

**BATHROOM** **** With a double glazed opaque window to the side elevation. Fitted with a new suite comprising low level WC, hand wash basin and panelled bath with rainfall shower over. Part tiled walls, wall mounted radiator and extraction.

**EXTERNALLY** **** To the front is a drivway providing off road parking and leading to the garage.  Side access leads to the rear.  The rear garden is laid to lawn with patio area and there is further garden to the side.

**GARAGE** **13' 7" x 8' 9" (4.14m x 2.67m)** With an up and over door, power and lighting, wall mounted boiler.

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/174298163/152984) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Front Page](/listings/photos/174298163/152990) - EPC Front Page

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 MINSTER CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SX | £260,000 | 26/07/2024 | Detached |
| 7 MINSTER CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SX | £195,000 | 26/01/2018 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 6 SWALLOW COURT, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SR | £410,000 | 06/01/2026 | Detached |
| 12 LAPWING CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SN | £355,000 | 12/12/2025 | Detached |
| 15 PHEASANT WAY, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PX | £360,000 | 20/08/2025 | Detached |
| 9 PETREL CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1LB | £380,000 | 26/06/2025 | Detached |
| 7 PETREL CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1LB | £280,000 | 11/10/2023 | Detached |
| 22 PLOVER AVENUE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1LA | £450,000 | 01/09/2023 | Detached |
| 1 STUART CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PW | £215,000 | 05/05/2023 | Detached |
| 2 PARTRIDGE CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PY | £334,000 | 16/12/2022 | Detached |
| 18 ABBEY CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SY | £360,000 | 30/11/2022 | Detached |
| 25 SWANLOW AVENUE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PB | £263,000 | 17/11/2022 | Detached |
| 12 PEACOCK AVENUE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1TB | £550,000 | 03/11/2022 | Detached |
| 3 CURLEW CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SW | £335,000 | 23/09/2022 | Detached |
| 18 OSPREY AVENUE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SE | £235,000 | 01/09/2022 | Detached |
| 9 POCHARD AVENUE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1LF | £300,000 | 12/08/2022 | Detached |
| 21 PEREGRINE CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SH | £475,000 | 31/05/2022 | Detached |
| 21 PEREGRINE CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SH | £475,000 | 01/04/2022 | Detached |
| 6 WINDSOR DRIVE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PJ | £212,500 | 14/02/2022 | Detached |
| 47 WINDSOR DRIVE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PJ | £172,000 | 07/01/2022 | Detached |
| 2 CHARTWELL GROVE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 4EP | £355,000 | 09/12/2021 | Detached |
| 49 WINDSOR DRIVE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PJ | £178,000 | 22/10/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £334,725 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £323,110 (40 Detached, CW7, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +8.3%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £869/mo
- **Realistic:** £966/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,063/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £992/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.28% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £120,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £96,600

*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.*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £2,756/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 33.8%
- **10y growth:** 62%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cheshire West and Chester; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 52.4%

## 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)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

127 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 2003-2006

Last sold

£260,000 Jul 2024

Price per m²

£2,756/m²

Local average

£323,110 (+8.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 1 (692 of 33,755)

Street crime

68 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

Move in ready four bed detached home
No onward chain
Spacious, stylish and perfectly located
Light and airy lounge, dining room and conservatory
New kitchen, bathroom, ensuite and guest WC
Four double bedrooms all with fitted wardrobes
Enviable plot, off road parking, side and rear garden and garage
Council tax band D
Tenure: Freehold
Viewings advised to fully appreciate

Additional details

Parking: Garage
Garden: Yes

Description

** Offered for sale with no onward chain is this well presented detached home. Set in a highly sought-after location, the property is beautifully presented throughout and ready to move straight into. The ground floor offers a welcoming entrance hall, spacious lounge, separate dining room, bright conservatory and a newly fitted kitchen, utility room, together with a convenient guest WC. To the first floor are four generous bedrooms, including the main with a recently fitted en-suite, plus a modern family bathroom. Externally, the home occupies an enviable plot with off-road parking, garage, side access and a private rear garden - ideal for family living and entertaining. Early viewing is highly recommended to fully appreciate all that this wonderful home has to offer.

ENTRANCE HALL Accessed via the entrance door you will find a welcoming entrance hall. With stairs rising to the first floor, doors to the guest WC, lounge, diningroom, kitchen and garage. Laminate flooring and wall mounted radiator.

LOUNGE 12' 33" x 18' 09" (4.5m x 5.72m) With a double glazed bay window to the front elevation, two double glazed windows to the side elevation. Gas fire and surround, wall mounted radiator and double doors lead to the dining room.

DINING ROOM 11' 22" x 10' 73" (3.91m x 4.9m) With double glazed patio doors that lead to the conservatory, wall mounted radiator and a door leads to the hall.

CONSERVATORY 8' 08" x 10' 18" (2.64m x 3.51m) Built on a dwarf wall, laminate flooring and double glazed French doors lead to the garden.

KITCHEN 13' 79" x 8' 99" (5.97m x 4.95m) With a double glazed window to the rear elevation and a door which leads to the utility room. Fitted with a newrange of base units with worksurface over incorporating a one and a half bowl sink unit and mixer tap. Integrated double oven andgas hob with extraction oven. Wall mounted radiator and space for table and chairs.

UTILITY ROOM 6' 29" x 7' 58" (2.57m x 3.61m) With a door that leads to the rear garden, wall mounted radiator, space and plumbing for washing machine.

GUEST WC With a double glazed opaque window to the side elevation. Fitted with a low level WC and handwash basin, wall mounted radiator.

LANDING Doors to all the bedrooms and bathroom, loft access, wall mounted radiator and a cupboard housing the water tank.

BEDROOM ONE 11' 95" x 10' 74" (5.77m x 4.93m) With feature double glazed windows to the front elevation, cupboard providing storage, fantastic walk in wardrobe, wall mounted radiator and a door leads to the en-suite.

EN-SUITE With a double glazed opaque window to the side elevation. Fitted with a suite comprising low level WC, hand wash basin and shower cubicle and shower. Part tiled walls, wall mounted radiator.

BEDROOM TWO 11' 8" x 10' 9" (3.56m x 3.28m) With a double glazed window to the rear elevation, wall mounted radiator and a double wardrobe providing hanging and storage space.

BEDROOM THREE 10' 11" x 7' 8" (3.33m x 2.36m) With a double glazed window to the rear elevation, wall mounted radiator and a double wardrobe providing hanging and storage space.

BEDROOM FOUR 8' 3" x 10' 2" (2.53m x 3.12m) With a double glazed window to the front elevation, wall mounted radiator and a double wardrobe providing hanging and storage space.

BATHROOM With a double glazed opaque window to the side elevation. Fitted with a new suite comprising low level WC, hand wash basin and panelled bath with rainfall shower over. Part tiled walls, wall mounted radiator and extraction.

EXTERNALLY To the front is a drivway providing off road parking and leading to the garage. Side access leads to the rear. The rear garden is laid to lawn with patio area and there is further garden to the side.

GARAGE 13' 7" x 8' 9" (4.14m x 2.67m)** With an up and over door, power and lighting, wall mounted boiler.

Listed by

Winsford

Coulby Conduct

Reference: 174298163

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 15/07/2024

Expiry date: 14/07/2034

Current heating cost: £1,306/year

Potential heating cost: £986/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,725

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

EPC Front Page

Price history

33% since 2018

Event	Date	Price	% change
Listed for sale	—	£350,000	+34.6%
Sold	26/07/2024 (1 year ago)	£260,000	+33.3%
Sold	26/01/2018 (8 years ago)	£195,000	—

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
6 SWALLOW COURT, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SR	£410,000	06/01/2026	Detached
12 LAPWING CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SN	£355,000	12/12/2025	Detached
15 PHEASANT WAY, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PX	£360,000	20/08/2025	Detached
9 PETREL CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1LB	£380,000	26/06/2025	Detached
7 PETREL CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1LB	£280,000	11/10/2023	Detached
22 PLOVER AVENUE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1LA	£450,000	01/09/2023	Detached
1 STUART CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PW	£215,000	05/05/2023	Detached
2 PARTRIDGE CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PY	£334,000	16/12/2022	Detached
18 ABBEY CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SY	£360,000	30/11/2022	Detached
25 SWANLOW AVENUE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PB	£263,000	17/11/2022	Detached
12 PEACOCK AVENUE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1TB	£550,000	03/11/2022	Detached
3 CURLEW CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SW	£335,000	23/09/2022	Detached
18 OSPREY AVENUE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SE	£235,000	01/09/2022	Detached
9 POCHARD AVENUE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1LF	£300,000	12/08/2022	Detached
21 PEREGRINE CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SH	£475,000	31/05/2022	Detached
21 PEREGRINE CLOSE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1SH	£475,000	01/04/2022	Detached
6 WINDSOR DRIVE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PJ	£212,500	14/02/2022	Detached
47 WINDSOR DRIVE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PJ	£172,000	07/01/2022	Detached
2 CHARTWELL GROVE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 4EP	£355,000	09/12/2021	Detached
49 WINDSOR DRIVE, WINSFORD, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER, CW7 1PJ	£178,000	22/10/2021	Detached

Area average: £334,725 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 33.8%

10y growth 62%

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

1y (index) 2.6%

5y (index) 22.9%

10y (index) 52.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cheshire West and Chester. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £869/mo

Realistic £966/mo

Optimistic £1,063/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cheshire West and Chester.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for South Cheshire: £992/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View CW7 1SX

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Glebe Green, Swanlow Drive / Swanlow Avenue	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.2 miles
Shop	Swanlow News	0.3 miles
Hospital	The NeuroMuscular Centre	1.0 miles
Hospital	Weaver Lodge Independent Hospital	1.7 miles
Train station	Winsford	1.8 miles
Train station	Hartford	4.7 miles
University	University of Buckingham Crewe Campus	7.3 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	33
Public order	11
Anti-social behaviour	8
Criminal damage and arson	5
Other theft	4
Burglary	2
Drugs	2
Other crime	2
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	68

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Darnhall Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 28 Nov 2023
Jefferson House	Other	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 18 Jan 2024
Over Hall Community School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 29 Apr 2024
St. Chad's Church of England Primary and Nursery School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 5 Jul 2017
Oaklands School	Other	0.8 miles	Outstanding — 16 Jun 2015

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.28%

Max investor price (0.8%) £120,750

Target investor price (1%) £96,600

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).