# 5 bedroom detached house for sale (WA16 0DA) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 21A Gaskell Avenue, Knutsford, WA16, WA16 0DA | | Price | £2,095,000 | | Bedrooms | 5 | | Bathrooms | 5 | ## Description An exceptional, high specification, brand new detached house in a wonderful position in the heart of the town centre conservation area, set within a picturesque south facing walled garden of over a third of an acre. Newly completed and ready for immediate occupation, the sale provides a rare chance to buy a single new build property in the middle of the conservation area, just steps from the Little Heath and the town centre, yet totally private, accessed of a long driveway, and hidden behind a high gate. The accommodation in the house is about 3500 square feet, and provides a great deal of flexibility in terms of how one might live. There are options for a ground floor bedroom suite for instance, and in all there are up to five bedrooms and five bathrooms in this configuration. The house is filled with natural light, the rear basking in the Southerly aspect, and if used as four bedrooms there are four reception rooms too. Bedrooms are laid out on several levels, the design provides for a large principle suite with a dressing room and large bathroom accessing its own private terrace, which has direct access to the garden too. The bathrooms as one would expect are of an excellent contemporary standard and the superb kitchen area is open to the sunny terrace and provides that sought after triple use sitting and dining area buyers all seek today. The gardens surround the house, there is excellent parking a large lawn and sunny terraces. The property is very energy efficient including an air source heat pump. A 10 Year Structural Defects warranty is being provided by ICW Insurance Services Ltd, and the EPC target we are advised by the client is B. ## Property Photos - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734082) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734083) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734084) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734085) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734086) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734087) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734088) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734089) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734090) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734091) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734092) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734093) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734094) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734095) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734096) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734097) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734098) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734099) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734100) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734101) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734102) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734103) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734104) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734105) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734106) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734107) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734108) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734109) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/90066687/734110) ## Floorplans - ![All](/listings/photos/90066687/734111) - All ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | SLATERS COURT 3 PRINCESS STREET, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 6BW | £365,000 | 14/03/2023 | Detached | | 19 ST JOHNS ROAD, KNUTSFORD, CHESHIRE EAST, WA16 0DP | £940,000 | 01/04/2022 | Detached | **Area average:** £652,500 (2 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £865,297 (51 Detached, WA16, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +142.1% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cheshire East). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £881/mo - **Realistic:** £979/mo - **Optimistic:** £1,077/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for East Lancs (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £793/mo ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.05% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £122,375 - **Target investor price (1%):** £97,900 *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:** -2.9% - **10y growth:** 53% ## 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)