# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (CW4 7FX) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 55, BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE CW4 7FX | | Price | £450,000 | | Bedrooms | 4 | | Bathrooms | 2 | | Council tax | E | | Floor area | 116 m² | | Last sold | £354,995 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** B - **Potential rating:** A - **Expiry date:** 26/09/2029 - **Current heating cost:** £301/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/8111-7931-6950-0613-0922) ## Description This impressive four bedroom detached house is set back from the road within a highly sought after development in Holmes Chapel, offering both privacy and convenience. Upon entering, you are greeted by a welcoming hallway with a downstairs WC and useful storage space. The large, bright living room features a charming bay window, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. The modern kitchen and dining area provides ample space for family meals and gatherings, with doors that open directly onto the rear garden, seamlessly blending indoor and outdoor living. A convenient utility room is located just off the kitchen, offering additional storage and laundry facilities. Upstairs, you will find four well proportioned bedrooms. The principal bedroom benefits from built in wardrobes and a stylish en-suite shower room, while the remaining bedrooms are served by a contemporary four piece family bathroom. The outside space is equally impressive, with a beautifully maintained south facing rear garden that provides a tranquil setting for outdoor relaxation and entertaining. The patio area is perfect for al fresco dining or enjoying a morning coffee, and there is a side gate that offers direct access to the driveway and a detached single garage. The front of the property is attractively landscaped and set back from the road, enhancing the sense of space and exclusivity. This superb home combines generous living accommodation with excellent outdoor space, all within a desirable location close to local amenities, schools, and transport links. Early viewing is highly recommended to fully appreciate all that this wonderful property has to offer. EPC Rating: B ## Property Photos - ![Front](/listings/photos/87984975/304006) - Front - ![Living room](/listings/photos/87984975/304011) - Living room - ![Kitchen/Diner](/listings/photos/87984975/304014) - Kitchen/Diner - ![Garden](/listings/photos/87984975/304017) - Garden - ![Entrance](/listings/photos/87984975/304020) - Entrance - ![Living room](/listings/photos/87984975/304023) - Living room - ![Living room](/listings/photos/87984975/304026) - Living room - ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/87984975/304028) - Kitchen - ![Kitchen/Diner](/listings/photos/87984975/304031) - Kitchen/Diner - ![Kitchen/Diner](/listings/photos/87984975/304034) - Kitchen/Diner - ![Bedroom one](/listings/photos/87984975/304037) - Bedroom one - ![Bedroom one](/listings/photos/87984975/304040) - Bedroom one - ![En-suite](/listings/photos/87984975/304043) - En-suite - ![Bedroom two](/listings/photos/87984975/304046) - Bedroom two - ![Bedroom two](/listings/photos/87984975/304049) - Bedroom two - ![Bedroom three](/listings/photos/87984975/304052) - Bedroom three - ![Bedroom four](/listings/photos/87984975/304055) - Bedroom four - ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/87984975/304057) - Bathroom - ![garden](/listings/photos/87984975/304060) - garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/87984975/304064) - Garden - ![Garage](/listings/photos/87984975/304067) - Garage - ![View to the front](/listings/photos/87984975/304071) - View to the front ## Floorplans - ![All](/listings/photos/87984975/304074) - All ## EPC Graphs - ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/87984975/304079) - EPC 1 ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 55 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £354,995 | 08/11/2019 | 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 | |---------|-------|------|------| | 14 VIOLET WAY, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FY | £620,000 | 17/12/2025 | Detached | | 15 VIOLET WAY, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FY | £420,000 | 31/10/2025 | Detached | | [Same street] 5 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £421,000 | 29/08/2025 | Detached | | [Same street] 63 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £565,000 | 19/12/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 9 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £369,995 | 26/10/2022 | Semi-detached | | 1 VIOLET WAY, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FY | £420,000 | 16/09/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 11 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £459,995 | 23/08/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 5 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £399,995 | 30/06/2022 | Detached | | 14 DOG ROSE PLACE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GL | £489,995 | 30/06/2022 | Detached | | 12 DOG ROSE PLACE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GL | £349,995 | 30/06/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 1 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £599,995 | 24/06/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 3 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £469,995 | 21/06/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 7 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £369,995 | 21/06/2022 | Semi-detached | | 8 CORNFLOWER DRIVE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GP | £564,995 | 14/06/2022 | Detached | | 10 CORNFLOWER DRIVE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GP | £584,995 | 30/05/2022 | Detached | | 15 CORNFLOWER DRIVE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GP | £554,995 | 24/05/2022 | Detached | | 5 PADDOCK CLOSE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GU | £640,000 | 24/05/2022 | Detached | | 13 CORNFLOWER DRIVE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GP | £624,995 | 05/05/2022 | Detached | | 11 CORNFLOWER DRIVE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GP | £489,995 | 29/04/2022 | Detached | | 7 CORNFLOWER DRIVE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GP | £424,995 | 28/04/2022 | Detached | | 9 CORNFLOWER DRIVE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GP | £424,995 | 22/04/2022 | Detached | | 12 VIOLET WAY, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FY | £539,995 | 11/04/2022 | Detached | | 16 VIOLET WAY, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FY | £359,995 | 31/03/2022 | Detached | | 14 VIOLET WAY, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FY | £564,995 | 31/03/2022 | Detached | | 18 VIOLET WAY, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FY | £319,995 | 21/03/2022 | Detached | | 5 CORNFLOWER DRIVE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GP | £594,995 | 21/03/2022 | Detached | | 3 CORNFLOWER DRIVE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GP | £485,995 | 14/02/2022 | Detached | | 7 PADDOCK CLOSE, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7GU | £605,000 | 14/01/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 14 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £414,995 | 10/01/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 20 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £269,995 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 16 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £454,995 | 17/12/2021 | Detached | | [Same street] 22 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £459,995 | 17/12/2021 | Detached | | [Same street] 18 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £269,995 | 17/12/2021 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 19 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £360,000 | 02/11/2021 | Terraced | | [Same street] 53 BLUEBELL ROAD, HOLMES CHAPEL, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 7FX | £325,000 | 18/06/2021 | Detached | **Street average:** £414,063 (15 sales) **Area average:** £504,046 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £644,740 (31 Detached, CW4, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** -30.2% ## 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 South Cheshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £992/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 | |------|------|------|------|------| | [Holly Close, Holmes Chapel](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/36861fa) | £1,795/mo | 4 | 0.84 miles | Rightmove | **Average rent: £1,795/mo (1 listing)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £224,375 - **Target investor price (1%):** £179,500 *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 £1,795/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 4.8% - **Cost-to-rent:** 20.9× - **Monthly cashflow:** £-182/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.7% *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:** £3,879/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 74.9% - **10y growth:** 86.7% ## 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) [Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)