26 GOUGHS LANE
KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST WA16 8QL
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Property details
Tenure
FREEHOLD
Floor area
478 m²
Council tax band
G
Last sold
£2,150,000 Oct 2023
Local average
£922,790 (+116.7%)
Deprivation
Decile 10 (33,571 of 33,755)
Street crime
16 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)
Key features
- Superb detached family house with spacious accommodation of nearly 5000 square feet, with lovely open views to the rear
- Five bedrooms, four bathrooms and four receptions rooms
- Planning permission to extend to the rear enlarging the kitchen and family room
- Sought after location on the edge of the Legh Road conservation area
- Gated driveway, double garage and landscaped gardens of a third of an acre
Additional details
- Electricity
- Mains supply
- Water
- Mains supply
- Sewerage
- Mains supply
- Heating
- Gas central
- 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
The Legh Road Conservation Area is the town’s most sought after district, Goughs Lane lying on the outer edge, houses on this side of the street enjoying a lovely southerly aspect over open farmland at the rear.
The house was constructed around 30 years ago to a very good standard and was further enlarged on the second floor during the past 10 years or so, to provide an excellent additional storey, which gives a further large bedroom suite with a large upper floor lounge/games room, all overlooking the gardens and fields at the rear.
The accommodation is bright and spacious with rooms of excellent proportions and there are four ground floor reception rooms including a spacious lounge with adjacent snug or family room, a ground floor study/sitting room and a large garden room, which sits adjacent to the kitchen/breakfast room. The garden room and kitchen have planning permission to extend further into a lovely open-plan arrangement, as is the fashion today. This planning consent was granted in 2024 and the plans are available to inspect in the link attached.
There are five large double bedrooms and four bathrooms over two upper floors. The main bedroom is a large suite with dressing room and en suite bathroom, all of the bathrooms are modern and contemporary, having been refitted at the time of the top floor conversion.
The grounds and plot are excellent with electric gates at the front and off-road parking for a number of cars on the driveway. There is an integral double garage and potential possibly for a conversion of the garage into the accommodation, and the erection of a detached double garage to the front garden as with other properties along the street, although planning consent would be required. The lawned gardens sit to the rear of the house in the main, they face in a southerly direction and enjoy a lovely view.
EPC Rating: C
Listed by
Knutsford
Stuart Rushton & Co
Reference: 162885188
Flood risk
Zone: 1
Risk: Low
Job (default Low)
Registered land (INSPIRE)
This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.
Plot: ~1,358 m² (0.34 acres)
Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.
Floorplans
All
EPC Graphs
EPC 1
FENSA Certificates
This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.
FENSA Certificate #13798331
Property Details
Street: 26 Goughs Lane
Town: KNUTSFORD
Postcode: WA16 8QL
Installation Details
Items: 22 windows and 6 doors
Certificate Issued: 14/10/2019
Work Completed: 03/10/2019
This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database
What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.
Price history
| Event | Date | Price | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listed for sale | — | £1,999,995 | -7% |
| Sold | 31/10/2023 (2 years ago) | £2,150,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Same street 23 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QL | £1,200,000 | 12/12/2023 | 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 |
| Same street 22 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QL | £2,995,000 | 06/03/2023 | Detached |
| Same street 24 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QL | £2,075,000 | 18/01/2023 | Detached |
| Same street 30 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QL | £2,995,000 | 05/12/2022 | Detached |
| 31 GOUGHS LANE, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 8QN | £1,150,000 | 08/04/2022 | Detached |
| Same street 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 |
Street average: £2,253,000 (5 sales)
Area average: £1,788,750 (4 sales)
Capital growth trend
Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).
House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cheshire East. Series: Detached. As of July 2026.
Rental Range
Estimated market rent for Cheshire East. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.
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 | 0.3 miles |
| Bus stop | Knutsford, Chelford Road / Carrwood | 0.5 miles |
| Shop | Paradise Garage | 0.7 miles |
| Train station | Knutsford | 0.9 miles |
| Hospital | Knutsford and District Community Hospital | 1.1 miles |
| Train station | Plumley | 2.7 miles |
| Hospital | Soss Moss Hospital | 3.9 miles |
| University | University of Chester - Warrington Campus | 11.6 miles |
| University | University Academy 92 | 12.0 miles |
Street-level crime
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Total incidents | 16 |
Within 1 mile during Aug 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 | 0.7 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 | 1.1 miles | Good — 13 Feb 2023 |
| Knutsford Academy | Secondary | 1.1 miles | Good — 25 Nov 2011 |
Rental Comparables
Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 5-bedroom count for this property.
Rent-driven metrics
Based on Area rent estimate.
- 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).