# 5 bedroom detached house for sale (CW4 8HL)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 11 NORTHWICH ROAD, CREWE, CRANAGE, CHESHIRE EAST CW4 8HL |
| Price | £1,250,000 |
| Bedrooms | 5 |
| Bathrooms | 4 |
| Council tax | G |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1930-1949 |
| Floor area | 374 m² |
| Last sold | £320,000 Feb 2014 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 25/03/2035
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £4,500

### Recommendations
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0300-2346-9470-2325-0835)

## Description

An extended and refurbished detached family house, in all about 3700 square feet, boasting spacious accommodation throughout and even a separate annex/outbuilding, situated in a popular and sought after semi rural location between Knutsford and Holmes Chapel.

The house stands well back from the road with a gated gravelled driveway, and has a large garden to the rear including a huge sun terrace, which also provides access to a very useful detached annex/home office suite with its own shower room and kitchenette. 

The layout in the house is excellent, there are four ground floor reception rooms and also a huge open plan triple use kitchen/dining/family room with two sets of bifold doors leading out to the terrace. There are in all five bedrooms and four bathrooms at first floor level, with three en suites, and the main bedroom has a lovely view over the large rear garden.  

The house is available to move into immediately, with no onward chain.

EPC Rating: C

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## Floorplans

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## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 NORTHWICH ROAD, CRANAGE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 8HL | £320,000 | 19/02/2014 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| WOODSIDE HOUSE KNUTSFORD ROAD, CRANAGE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 8HJ | £530,000 | 16/10/2025 | Detached |
| WIMBORNE HOUSE NEW PLATT LANE, CRANAGE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 8HS | £1,650,000 | 30/08/2024 | Detached |
| SHELBOURNE NEW PLATT LANE, CRANAGE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 8HS | £801,500 | 27/06/2023 | Detached |
| HAVEN NOOK NEW PLATT LANE, CRANAGE, CREWE, CHESHIRE EAST, CW4 8HS | £1,540,000 | 15/07/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £1,130,375 (4 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £611,124 (34 Detached, CW4, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +104.5%

## 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 South Cheshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.08% (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.*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,342/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 39.4%
- **10y growth:** 69.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cheshire East; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 48.3%

## Flood risk

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

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