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Woodheath Cottage

WHITECROFT HEATH ROAD, MACCLESFIELD, LOWER WITHINGTON, CHESHIRE SK11 9DF

3 beds 2 baths 2,271 sq ft Listed 4 Apr 2025 (-435d)

£1,575,000

Reduced on 12 Sep 2025

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

211 m²

Council tax band

G

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£380,000 Sep 1996

Price per m²

£7,464/m²

Local average

£576,180 (+173.4%)

Street crime

0 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • A beautifully refurbished detached period cottage with land and outbuildings, in all about 7 acres
  • Lovely four bedroom house of 2132 square feet, superb range of brick buildings with stables and garaging
  • Stunning rural location on a quite country lane
  • Lovely gardens of 0.6 acres, fenced paddocks and high quality arena, in all just over 7 acres
  • Ideal for those with equestrian interests

Additional details

Electricity
Mains supply
Water
Mains supply
Sewerage
Private supply
Heating
Oil, 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

An extended, refurbished and beautifully presented detached period cottage situated in a stunning rural position on a pretty country lane, set within charming cottage gardens of nearly two thirds of an acre, together with an excellent range of immaculate adjacent brick outbuildings, superb fenced flat paddocks with arena, in all just over 7 acres.

Entrance hall, three lovely reception rooms including large lounge/dining room, charming snug, hand painted kitchen/breakfast room with Aga, leading to an impressive garden room with vaulted ceiling and views over terrace and gardens, utility room. Three bedrooms (4th bedroom fitted out as an excellent dressing room) and two high quality refurbished bathrooms (one en-suite).

Gated gravelled driveway, very good courtyard of adjacent brick outbuildings including a large brick barn with great potential for ancillary accommodation (subject to planning), open fronted car barn, brick tractor store and stables.
Whitecroft Heath Road is a very pretty spot, surrounded by some lovely open countryside and there is good hacking and footpaths all around. The picturesque Lower Withington Estate lies to the rear. The lane is an open and straight road, feels quiet and tranquil and the paddock land is on the opposite side from the house, extending to over 6 acres. It has been well maintained, is fully fenced with a number of enclosures and there is a high quality arena.
House 2146 square feet. Outbuildings 1875 square feet. Total 4021 square feet.

EPC Rating: E

Listed by

Knutsford

Stuart Rushton & Co

Reference: 160244690

EPC ratings on this postcode

We don't have a matched EPC for this property yet. Below are efficiency scores and details for other addresses on this postcode.

Address Current Potential Floor area Age band Type
Woodheath Cottage, Whitecroft Heath Road, Lower Withington 43 85 211 m² England and Wales: before 1900 House
Woodheath Cottage, Whitecroft Heath Road, Lower Withington, MACCLESFIELD 43 85 211 m² England and Wales: before 1900 Detached

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

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Outbuildings

Outbuildings

Site Plan

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EPC Graphs

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 27/09/1996 (29 years ago) £380,000 —

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 CLAY HILL FARM WHITECROFT HEATH ROAD, LOWER WITHINGTON, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST, SK11 9DF £1,300,000 14/01/2025 Detached
Same street KEEPERS COTTAGE WHITECROFT HEATH ROAD, LOWER WITHINGTON, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST, SK11 9DF £2,100,000 30/05/2024 Detached

Street average: £1,700,000 (2 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 0.6%
10y growth 38.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cheshire East. Series: Detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 1.6%
5y (index) 23.6%
10y (index) 51.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cheshire East. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £878/mo
Realistic £975/mo
Optimistic £1,073/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cheshire East.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for East Cheshire: £992/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Address

Whitecroft Heath Road

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Whisterfield, Whisterfield Lane / Boundary Farm 0.4 miles
Bus stop Windyharbour, Salters Lane / Crossroads 0.8 miles
Shop Four Oaks Cash & Carry 1.3 miles
Shop Unknown 1.6 miles
Train station Chelford 2.3 miles
Train station Goostrey 2.7 miles
Hospital Soss Moss Hospital 3.3 miles
Hospital Rosemount Resource Centre 5.2 miles
University University of Buckingham Crewe Campus 11.9 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Total incidents 0

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Terra Nova School Other 1.8 miles — (No rating)
Chelford CofE Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Good — 30 Nov 2023
Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Good — 18 Jul 2017
Peover Superior Endowed Primary School Primary 2.6 miles Outstanding — 15 Jan 2018
Goostrey Community Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Good — 16 Mar 2022

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
Meadow Lodge, Marton £2,500/mo 3 2.59 miles Rightmove

Average rent: £2,500/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.16%
Max investor price (0.8%) £312,500
Target investor price (1%) £250,000
Gross yield 1.9%
Cost-to-rent ratio 52.5×
Monthly cashflow £-3,978/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -10.4%
  • 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).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus 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).

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