House prices in SK9 5 (Wilmslow)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'SK9 5' (Wilmslow) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'SK9 5'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "SK9 5", 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 Wilmslow.

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

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

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Wilmslow 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. Flat 20 Canterbury Grange, 18, Grove Avenue, Wilmslow, sold for £185,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 60 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,083.

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. £3,600-£4,000, £4,000-£4,400, £4,400-£4,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 154 sales in Wilmslow (SK9 5) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Wilmslow
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Wilmslow

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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 Wilmslow (SK9 5). Of the 154 transactions, half were sold for between £3,860 and £5,360 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'SK9 5' is £4,750. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,360 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 Wilmslow

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 Wilmslow. 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.

Property price heatmap for Wilmslow
House price heatmap for Wilmslow

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'SK9 5' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
SK9 2 Wilmslow £3,690 sqm £4,460 sqm £5,090 sqm
SK9 3 Handforth £2,840 sqm £3,420 sqm £4,190 sqm
SK9 5 Wilmslow £3,860 sqm £4,750 sqm £5,360 sqm
SK9 6 Wilmslow £4,240 sqm £4,820 sqm £5,360 sqm
SK9 1 Wilmslow £3,330 sqm £4,290 sqm £5,430 sqm
SK9 7 Alderley Edge £3,850 sqm £4,740 sqm £5,540 sqm
SK9 4 Lacey Green £3,070 sqm £3,740 sqm £4,650 sqm

Will Wilmslow 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 SK9 5 (Wilmslow) compared with both the wider area SK9 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Wilmslow,Wilmslow
House price trends for Wilmslow

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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.

Most recent SK9 5 sales
Recent trends for Wilmslow

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 Wilmslow 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 Wilmslow 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
Victoria Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5H 57 sqm £3,135 26
Altrincham Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5N 121 sqm £3,920 25
Chapel Lane, Wilmslow, SK9 5H 129 sqm £4,623 20
Park Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5B 72 sqm £4,977 19
Kings Road, Wilmslow, SK9 5P 174 sqm £5,101 18
Bourne Street, Wilmslow, SK9 5H 87 sqm £4,682 17
Grove Avenue, Wilmslow, SK9 5E 55 sqm £3,411 15
Broad Walk, Wilmslow, SK9 5P 205 sqm £5,457 13

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Raw data

Our analysis of Wilmslow 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
Flat 20 Canterbury Grange, 18, Grove Avenue, Wilmslow £185,000
Jul-2024
60 3,083
7a, Beech Lane, Wilmslow £394,950
Jul-2024
66 5,984
37c, Park Rd, Wilmslow £475,000
Jul-2024
99 4,797

See the entire list of all sales in Wilmslow (SK9 5) here.

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