House prices in CW12 4 (Congleton)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CW12 4' (Congleton) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.

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Defining 'CW12 4'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CW12 4", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Congleton.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Congleton is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 21, Bowden Close, Congleton, sold for £230,000 on May-2024. Given the internal area of 81 square metres, the price per sqm is £2,839.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £2,350-£2,500, £2,500-£2,650, £2,650-£2,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 280 sales in Congleton (CW12 4) that took place in the last two years.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Congleton (CW12 4). Of the 280 transactions, half were sold for between £2,470 and £3,400 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'CW12 4' is £2,930. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £3,400 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Congleton

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Congleton. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Congleton

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'CW12 4' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
CW12 2 Buglawton	£2,430 sqm	£2,960 sqm	£3,430 sqm
CW12 4 Congleton	£2,470 sqm	£2,930 sqm	£3,400 sqm
CW12 1 Congleton	£1,880 sqm	£2,440 sqm	£2,970 sqm
CW12 3 Congleton	£2,510 sqm	£2,980 sqm	£3,390 sqm

Will Congleton house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for CW12 4 (Congleton) compared with both the wider area CW12 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Congleton to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Congleton and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Westholme Close, Congleton, CW12 4F	79 sqm	£2,406	18
Waggs Road, Congleton, CW12 4B	92 sqm	£2,152	18
Holmes Chapel Road, Congleton, CW12 4N	93 sqm	£2,768	17
Newcastle Road, Congleton, CW12 4H	138 sqm	£2,431	17
Longdown Road, Congleton, CW12 4Q	97 sqm	£3,028	16
Ennerdale Drive, Congleton, CW12 4F	123 sqm	£3,388	15
Swan Street, Congleton, CW12 4B	73 sqm	£1,790	15
Astbury Street, Congleton, CW12 4E	68 sqm	£1,964	15

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Raw data

Our analysis of Congleton is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
21, Bowden Close, Congleton	£230,000 May-2024	81	2,839
27, Laburnum Close, Congleton	£320,000 May-2024	109	2,935
Broomfield, Newcastle Rd, Congleton	£201,000 Apr-2024	104	1,932

See the entire list of all sales in Congleton (CW12 4) here.