Round Meadow, Rainow, Macclesfield, Sk10
North West
£250,000
Listed on 19/10/2026
Listed on 19/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
TerracedArea
700 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This two-bedroom mid-cottage in Rainow has a through lounge with windows facing the front and rear, plus a wood-burning stove. The kitchen has light oak units, a breakfast bar, tiled flooring and a door opening onto the garden. An under-stairs cupboard provides additional storage.
Upstairs, the landing leads to both bedrooms and a three-piece bathroom that can be accessed from either bedroom. Outside, the rear garden includes a patio, lawn, a further patio and a summerhouse or shed. A York stone driveway at the front provides parking. Macclesfield town centre is described as a five-to-six-minute drive away. The listing notes that the property needs general updating, offering scope to refresh the existing accommodation.
WHOTS analysis
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52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This is a light-updating project with a strong outdoor feature: the established rear garden has lawn, paved seating areas and a summerhouse, while the front approach provides parking. Inside, the through lounge has a wood-burning stove and the bathroom looks clean and usable; the main scope is refreshing dated decoration and finishes, including the older kitchen, with some local making-good where wallpaper is peeling. The renovation range is £4,500–£12,000.
At £250,000, the asking price is essentially in line with the local £/sqf benchmark, so it is reasonable rather than a clear bargain. The overall D reflects limited headroom in the numbers: the purchase plus the renovation midpoint is slightly above the implied current local average value. The garden, parking and scope to personalise still give this two-bedroom cottage appeal, but the price leaves little margin against that benchmark.
Key opportunities
- Refresh the dated decoration and finishes, with local making-good to the visibly peeling wallpaper.
- Retain and present the established rear garden, selectively pruning dense planting around its lawn and paved seating areas.
- Make the most of the through lounge, wood-burning stove and garden outlook as distinctive features of the cottage.
Key risks
None recorded.
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