# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (CW1 4QJ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | Flowers Lane Leighton West Crewe CW1 4QJ |
| Price | £264,995 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |

## Description

**The Elmslie features a spacious living room with dual views over the garden, creating a bright and welcoming space to relax. The ground floor also offers a kitchen and separate dining area, designed to provide a sociable setting for family life and entertaining.****With three well-proportioned bedrooms, ample storage and generously sized bathrooms, the Elmslie is ideal for a growing family. For smaller households or young couples, its flexible layout offers plenty of opportunities to make the most of the generous living**

Please note, floorplans and dimensions are taken from architectural drawings and are for guidance only. Dimensions stated are within a tolerance of plus or minus 50mm. Overall dimensions are usually stated and there may be projections into these. With our continual improvement policy we constantly review our designs and specification to ensure we deliver the best products to our customers. Computer generated images not to scale. Finishes and materials may vary and landscaping is illustrative only. Kitchen layouts are indicative only and may change. To confirm specific details on our homes please see our sales consultant.

**Room Dimensions**

**Ground Floor**

Kitchen / Dining Area - 4.76 x 2.91m 15' 7" x 9' 7"Living Room - 5.10 x 3.63m 16' 9" x 11' 11"**First Floor**

Bedroom 1 - 3.01 x 2.90m 9' 11" x 9' 6"Bedroom 2 - 2.90 x 2.37m 9' 6" x 7' 9"Bedroom 3 - 3.65 x 2.11m 12' 0" x 6' 11"

## Property Photos

- ![FSHAY004 Foxglove Place_Elmslie-plot 8-9_Final-new](/listings/photos/173722358/1008385) - FSHAY004 Foxglove Place_Elmslie-plot 8-9_Final-new
- ![087-Show-Home-Plot-119-Copsewood](/listings/photos/173722358/1008386) - 087-Show-Home-Plot-119-Copsewood
- ![049-Show-Home-Plot-119-Copsewood](/listings/photos/173722358/1008387) - 049-Show-Home-Plot-119-Copsewood
- ![014-Show-Home-Plot-119-Copsewood](/listings/photos/173722358/1008388) - 014-Show-Home-Plot-119-Copsewood
- ![041-Show-Home-Plot-119-Copsewood](/listings/photos/173722358/1008389) - 041-Show-Home-Plot-119-Copsewood

## Floorplans

- ![Ground Floor](/listings/photos/173722358/1008390) - Ground Floor
- ![First Floor](/listings/photos/173722358/1008391) - First Floor

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £179,884 (71 Semi-detached, CW1, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +47.3%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £884/mo
- **Realistic:** £982/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,080/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £678/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Redwood Drive, CW1 | £950/mo | 3 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £950/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.36% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £118,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £95,000

*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 £950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-214/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.3%

*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).*

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 23.4%
- **10y growth:** 49.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cheshire East; Semi-detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 25.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 55.1%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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