Buying a home in CW12, Congleton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£288kmost £237k–£359k

Houses per m²£3,425flats £2,536

Sold last year3121,950 in five years

Prices in Cheshire East+5.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CW12 sold for £287,509 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £237,238 and £358,970, for about 88 m² of space.

312 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £115k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CW12 1 (£3,097) and the most in CW12 2 (£3,515).

Across Cheshire East, prices are up 5% on a year ago and up 27.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,106 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,311 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £58,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in CW12 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£148,684	£126k–£166k	41 m²	14
2	£209,705	£166k–£264k	65 m²	599
3	£287,509	£237k–£359k	88 m²	660
4	£405,952	£337k–£477k	118 m²	259
5+	£515,574	£427k–£684k	161 m²	266

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£149k	£210k	£288k	£406k	£516k
Detached	—	£311k	£387k	£423k	£526k
Semi-detached	£133k	£231k	£275k	£340k	£454k
Terraced	£153k	£171k	£233k	£312k	£507k
Flats	£115k	£148k	£173k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CW12

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CW12 1	£3,097	£2,456
CW12 2	£3,515	£3,303
CW12 3	£3,403	£2,518
CW12 4	£3,501	£2,541

Schools near CW12

Best state primary within 2 kmThe Quinta Primary School65% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmEaton Bank Academy39.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

ST8 Stoke-On-Trent · 6 km3-bed house £232k ST7 Stoke-On-Trent · 9 km3-bed house £228k SK11 Macclesfield · 10 km3-bed house £307k CW4 Crewe · 11 km3-bed house £390k CW11 Sandbach · 11 km3-bed house £281k ST6 Stoke-On-Trent · 12 km3-bed house £152k SK10 Macclesfield · 13 km3-bed house £354k ST13 Leek · 15 km3-bed house £233k

Questions about CW12

Is CW12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Cheshire East are up 5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (65% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (39.8% against 43.8%); 312 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CW12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CW12 sold for £287,509 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £237,238 and £358,970.

How many homes sell in CW12 each year?

312 homes sold in the last year and 1,950 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near CW12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is The Quinta Primary School, where 65% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CW12?

For a 3-bedroom house, ST8 (£232k, 6 km), ST7 (£228k, 9 km), ST6 (£152k, 12 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.