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86 SOUTHDOWN CRESCENT

CHEADLE, CHEADLE HULME, GREATER MANCHESTER SK8 6HA

4 beds 2 baths 1,302 sq ft Listed 26 May 2026 (-20d)

£625,000

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# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (SK8 6HA)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 86 SOUTHDOWN CRESCENT, CHEADLE, CHEADLE HULME, GREATER MANCHESTER SK8 6HA |
| Price | £625,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Council tax | E |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1976-1982 |
| Floor area | 121 m² |
| Last sold | £282,500 Jan 2014 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 19/02/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £844/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- 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/0360-2020-9420-2025-4765)

## Description

This beautifully presented 4-bedroom home in a popular location could be your perfect family home.

Entering through the porch there is a large living room to the front of the property with a feature fireplace and gas fire. To the rear of the property is a fabulous open-plan living kitchen, this is the hub of this home. Perfect for family life and also a great space for entertaining and socialising with friends. The kitchen has shaker-style base and wall units in a stylish powder blue, with an integrated fridge, freezer, dishwasher, double oven, electric hob, and multi-oven. A lounge and dining area is open to the kitchen, overlooking the rear garden. There is a downstairs WC accessed from the hallway. The utility room, again accessed from the hallway, has additional storage, and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, with external access to the side pathway. There is a storage garage, accessed from the utility room, with an up-and-over garage door to the front.

Upstairs the large main bedroom offers built-in wardrobes to one wall and a recently refurbished ensuite shower room with white marble effect ceramic wall tiles, walk-in shower, washbasin, and WC. Bedroom 2, located to the front of the property is a good-sized double bedroom. Bedrooms 3 and 4 are both large single bedrooms, with views over the rear garden. The modern, recently refurbished bathroom, sits to the rear, with white marble effect ceramic floor and wall tiles, bath, over-bath shower, washbasin and WC.

To the front of the property is a large block paved driveway with parking for two cars alongside a lawned area. A gated path to the side takes you to the rear garden, with a composite weatherproof decking area adjacent to the house and a lawned area surrounded by mature shrubs.

In summary, a beautiful, spacious family home in a highly sought-after location, with excellent transport links, primary and secondary schools.

## Property Photos

- ![Front](/listings/photos/88932747/546337) - Front
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/88932747/546348) - Kitchen
- ![Kitchen Living Area](/listings/photos/88932747/546350) - Kitchen Living Area
- ![Living Room](/listings/photos/88932747/546353) - Living Room
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/88932747/546357) - Kitchen
- ![Kitchen Living Area](/listings/photos/88932747/546359) - Kitchen Living Area
- ![Dining Area](/listings/photos/88932747/546362) - Dining Area
- ![Main Bedroom](/listings/photos/88932747/546365) - Main Bedroom
- ![Ensuite](/listings/photos/88932747/546369) - Ensuite
- ![Bedroom 2](/listings/photos/88932747/546371) - Bedroom 2
- ![Bedroom 3](/listings/photos/88932747/546375) - Bedroom 3
- ![Bedroom 4](/listings/photos/88932747/546378) - Bedroom 4
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/88932747/546380) - Bathroom
- ![Rear Garden](/listings/photos/88932747/546385) - Rear Garden
- ![Decking Area](/listings/photos/88932747/546388) - Decking Area

## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/88932747/546392) - Floorplan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/88932747/546395) - EPC 1

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 86 SOUTHDOWN CRESCENT, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6HA | £282,500 | 17/01/2014 | 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 THE GREEN, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JB | £1,165,000 | 17/03/2026 | Detached |
| 31 SOUTHDOWN CRESCENT, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6EQ | £850,000 | 19/12/2025 | Detached |
| 6 BARLEY CROFT, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SL | £375,000 | 15/10/2025 | Detached |
| 21 EDEN PARK ROAD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6RG | £535,000 | 03/07/2023 | Detached |
| 13 CHEADLE WOOD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SS | £542,000 | 19/05/2023 | Detached |
| 20 BARLEY CROFT, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SL | £420,000 | 21/04/2023 | Detached |
| 9 LONG CROFT LANE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SE | £340,000 | 19/12/2022 | Detached |
| 14 WESTFIELD ROAD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6EH | £850,000 | 16/12/2022 | Detached |
| 3 VIRGINIA CHASE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JN | £850,000 | 16/12/2022 | Detached |
| 28 CHEADLE WOOD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SS | £530,000 | 28/11/2022 | Detached |
| 19 LEDGE LEY, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SQ | £355,000 | 28/11/2022 | Detached |
| 9 GLENVILLE CLOSE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6RP | £595,000 | 03/11/2022 | Detached |
| 10 EXETER CLOSE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JE | £694,000 | 02/11/2022 | Detached |
| 53 LONG CROFT LANE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SE | £450,000 | 21/10/2022 | Detached |
| 10 BRIXHAM AVENUE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JG | £650,000 | 27/09/2022 | Detached |
| 7 EXETER CLOSE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JE | £805,000 | 12/09/2022 | Detached |
| 7 EXETER CLOSE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JE | £805,000 | 12/09/2022 | Detached |
| 8 THE GREEN, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JB | £1,600,000 | 23/08/2022 | Detached |
| 44 LONG CROFT LANE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SE | £425,000 | 08/07/2022 | Detached |
| 10 BARLEY CROFT, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SL | £375,000 | 23/06/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £660,550 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £533,225 (90 Detached, SK8, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +17.2%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £986/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,095/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,205/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £760/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Lawnhurst Close, SK8 | £1,950/mo | 4 | 0.24 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,950/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.31% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £243,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £195,000

*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 £1,950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 26.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-731/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.8%

*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:** £5,165/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 9.9%
- **10y growth:** 64.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Stockport; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 64%

## 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)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

121 m²

Council tax band

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£282,500 Jan 2014

Price per m²

£5,165/m²

Local average

£533,225 (+17.2%)

Deprivation

Decile 10 (33,750 of 33,755)

Street crime

10 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

South-West Facing Garden
Driveway Parking for 2 cars
Open Plan Living Kitchen
Close to Outstanding Primary and Secondary Schools
Freehold
Excellent Transport Links

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

This beautifully presented 4-bedroom home in a popular location could be your perfect family home.
Entering through the porch there is a large living room to the front of the property with a feature fireplace and gas fire. To the rear of the property is a fabulous open-plan living kitchen, this is the hub of this home. Perfect for family life and also a great space for entertaining and socialising with friends. The kitchen has shaker-style base and wall units in a stylish powder blue, with an integrated fridge, freezer, dishwasher, double oven, electric hob, and multi-oven. A lounge and dining area is open to the kitchen, overlooking the rear garden. There is a downstairs WC accessed from the hallway. The utility room, again accessed from the hallway, has additional storage, and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer, with external access to the side pathway. There is a storage garage, accessed from the utility room, with an up-and-over garage door to the front.
Upstairs the large main bedroom offers built-in wardrobes to one wall and a recently refurbished ensuite shower room with white marble effect ceramic wall tiles, walk-in shower, washbasin, and WC. Bedroom 2, located to the front of the property is a good-sized double bedroom. Bedrooms 3 and 4 are both large single bedrooms, with views over the rear garden. The modern, recently refurbished bathroom, sits to the rear, with white marble effect ceramic floor and wall tiles, bath, over-bath shower, washbasin and WC.
To the front of the property is a large block paved driveway with parking for two cars alongside a lawned area. A gated path to the side takes you to the rear garden, with a composite weatherproof decking area adjacent to the house and a lawned area surrounded by mature shrubs.
In summary, a beautiful, spacious family home in a highly sought-after location, with excellent transport links, primary and secondary schools.

Listed by

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The Property Franchise Group

Reference: 88932747

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 20/02/2025

Expiry date: 19/02/2035

Current heating cost: £844/year

Potential heating cost: £750/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan

EPC Graphs

EPC 1

Price history

Event	Date	Price	% change
Listed for sale	—	£625,000	+121.2%
Sold	17/01/2014 (12 years ago)	£282,500	—

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
2 THE GREEN, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JB	£1,165,000	17/03/2026	Detached
31 SOUTHDOWN CRESCENT, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6EQ	£850,000	19/12/2025	Detached
6 BARLEY CROFT, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SL	£375,000	15/10/2025	Detached
21 EDEN PARK ROAD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6RG	£535,000	03/07/2023	Detached
13 CHEADLE WOOD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SS	£542,000	19/05/2023	Detached
20 BARLEY CROFT, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SL	£420,000	21/04/2023	Detached
9 LONG CROFT LANE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SE	£340,000	19/12/2022	Detached
14 WESTFIELD ROAD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6EH	£850,000	16/12/2022	Detached
3 VIRGINIA CHASE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JN	£850,000	16/12/2022	Detached
28 CHEADLE WOOD, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SS	£530,000	28/11/2022	Detached
19 LEDGE LEY, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SQ	£355,000	28/11/2022	Detached
9 GLENVILLE CLOSE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6RP	£595,000	03/11/2022	Detached
10 EXETER CLOSE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JE	£694,000	02/11/2022	Detached
53 LONG CROFT LANE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SE	£450,000	21/10/2022	Detached
10 BRIXHAM AVENUE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JG	£650,000	27/09/2022	Detached
7 EXETER CLOSE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JE	£805,000	12/09/2022	Detached
7 EXETER CLOSE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JE	£805,000	12/09/2022	Detached
8 THE GREEN, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6JB	£1,600,000	23/08/2022	Detached
44 LONG CROFT LANE, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SE	£425,000	08/07/2022	Detached
10 BARLEY CROFT, CHEADLE HULME, CHEADLE, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 6SL	£375,000	23/06/2022	Detached

Area average: £660,550 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 9.9%

10y growth 64.9%

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

1y (index) 5.6%

5y (index) 24.9%

10y (index) 64%

Rental Range

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

Low £986/mo

Realistic £1,095/mo

Optimistic £1,205/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Stockport.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for West Pennine: £760/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View SK8 6HA

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Highfield Road/Brantwood Road	0.3 miles
Bus stop	Highfield Road/West Field Road	0.3 miles
Shop	Co-op Food	0.4 miles
Shop	Bargain World	0.4 miles
Train station	Cheadle Hulme	0.8 miles
Train station	Heald Green	1.3 miles
Hospital	Newlands Care Home	3.8 miles
Hospital	Withington Clinic	4.4 miles
University	University of Manchester Fallowfield Campus	5.3 miles
University	Fallowfield Reception and Richmond Amenities Building	5.3 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	3
Anti-social behaviour	1
Criminal damage and arson	1
Drugs	1
Other crime	1
Other theft	1
Public order	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	10

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
Bradshaw Hall Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 1 May 2024
Greenbank Preparatory School	Other	0.4 miles	— (No rating)
Cheadle Hulme School	Other	0.4 miles	— (No rating)
Cheadle Catholic Infant School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 25 Mar 2024
Cheadle Catholic Junior School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 23 Jul 2015

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
4 Bed Terraced House, Lawnhurst Close, SK8	£1,950/mo	4	0.24 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,950/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.31%

Max investor price (0.8%) £243,750

Target investor price (1%) £195,000

Gross yield 3.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 26.7×

Monthly cashflow £-731/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -4.8%

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).