Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton house prices are built from 118 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2002 and the most recent on 29 Jan 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £119,850. Across the 11 years from 2011 to 2022 the median moved +40.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +5.9%.
Median price paid
£119,850
Change in cash, 2011–2022
+40.2%
Change in real terms
+5.9%
Median per m²
£1,844
HM Land Registry118 sales25 with floor areaLatest sale 29 Jan 2026
Section 01
How Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton prices moved
The chart tracks the median Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2002 to 2022. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | £129,925 | £236,685 |
| 2010s | 4 | £92,400 | £130,284 |
| 2020s | 2 | £129,500 | £132,315 |
The highest yearly median on record for Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton is £247,500 in 2021; the lowest is £92,050 in 2014. Across the full 21-year record the cash median has moved from £113,000 to £129,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £217,962, so the real change over the whole record is -31.2% — about -1.85% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +40.2% in cash against +5.9% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 29 Jan 2026 | Terraced | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 38 | 18 Jun 2025 | Terraced | £133,000 | £135,891 |
| 29 | 24 Apr 2025 | Detached | £325,000 | £332,065 |
| 17 | 6 Jan 2025 | Semi-detached | £300,000 | £306,522 |
| 18 | 15 Jul 2024 | Terraced | £280,000 | £294,627 |
| 20 | 23 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £130,200 | £137,001 |
| 34 | 3 Jun 2024 | Terraced | £126,000 | £132,582 |
| 46 | 9 Feb 2024 | Terraced | £122,500 | £128,899 |
| 32 | 16 Sep 2022 | Terraced | £119,700 | £138,683 |
| 30 | 15 Sep 2022 | Semi-detached | £129,500 | £150,037 |
| 15 | 2 Sep 2022 | Semi-detached | £255,000 | £295,440 |
| 18 | 26 Aug 2022 | Terraced | £258,000 | £298,915 |
| 24 | 27 May 2022 | Semi-detached | £119,000 | £137,872 |
| 3 | 30 Sep 2021 | Detached | £260,000 | £328,495 |
| 14 | 23 Jul 2021 | Terraced | £204,500 | £258,374 |
| 38 | 25 Jun 2021 | Terraced | £112,000 | £141,505 |
| 6 | 28 May 2021 | Detached | £247,500 | £312,702 |
| 4 | 19 Feb 2021 | Detached | £252,000 | £318,387 |
| 10 | 4 Dec 2020 | Semi-detached | £195,000 | £252,479 |
| 19 | 18 Nov 2020 | Detached | £265,000 | £343,113 |
| 18 | 30 Oct 2020 | Terraced | £219,000 | £283,554 |
| 14 | 28 Feb 2020 | Terraced | £179,000 | £231,763 |
| 20 | 29 Mar 2019 | Semi-detached | £112,000 | £146,494 |
| 40 | 2 Nov 2018 | Terraced | £108,500 | £144,598 |
| 48 | 31 Aug 2018 | Terraced | £108,500 | £144,598 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Lower Meadow Drive | £119,000 (2002) | £260,000 (2026) | +3.3% | +0.5% |
| 38 Lower Meadow Drive | £54,620 (2002) | £133,000 (2025) | +3.9% | +1.1% |
| 29 Lower Meadow Drive | £132,000 (2002) | £325,000 (2025) | +4.0% | +1.2% |
| 17 Lower Meadow Drive | £115,000 (2002) | £300,000 (2025) | +4.3% | +1.4% |
| 18 Lower Meadow Drive | £112,000 (2002) | £280,000 (2024) | +4.3% | +1.4% |
| 20 Lower Meadow Drive | £55,650 (2002) | £130,200 (2024) | +3.9% | +1.1% |
| 34 Lower Meadow Drive | £54,620 (2002) | £126,000 (2024) | +3.9% | +1.1% |
| 46 Lower Meadow Drive | £54,620 (2002) | £122,500 (2024) | +3.7% | +0.9% |
| 32 Lower Meadow Drive | £55,650 (2002) | £119,700 (2022) | +3.9% | +1.3% |
| 30 Lower Meadow Drive | £55,650 (2002) | £129,500 (2022) | +4.3% | +1.7% |
| 15 Lower Meadow Drive | £115,000 (2002) | £255,000 (2022) | +4.1% | +1.4% |
| 24 Lower Meadow Drive | £55,650 (2002) | £119,000 (2022) | +3.9% | +1.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 57 | 48.3% | £110,000 | £54,620 – £280,000 |
| Semi-detached | 38 | 32.2% | £113,000 | £55,650 – £300,000 |
| Detached | 23 | 19.5% | £200,000 | £127,000 – £325,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 118 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 118 | 100.0% | £119,850 |
| New build | 36 | 30.5% | £113,000 |
| Existing home | 82 | 69.5% | £147,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -23.4%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 07
Living in Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Cheshire East, 44.0% of 197,366 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 5.1% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,489 | 0.8% |
| B | 29,554 | 15.0% |
| C | 55,700 | 28.2% |
| D | 73,725 | 37.4% |
| E | 26,906 | 13.6% |
| F | 7,570 | 3.8% |
| G | 2,422 | 1.2% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Cheshire East at £982 a month as of Jun 2026 — £694 for a one-bedroom home and £1,102 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £119,850 here, that rent is a gross yield of 9.83% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of CW12, 175 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 76 violent, 5 burglary, 1 vehicle-related and 27 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is about typical.
Against the 398,772 residents the 2021 census counted in Cheshire East, that is 0.44 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton
The 2021 census counted 398,772 residents in Cheshire East across 174,854 households. 72.9% of those households own their home and 27.1% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
11 state and independent schools have a CW12 postcode: 9 primary, 2 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congleton High School | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,174 |
| Eaton Bank Academy | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,062 |
| The Quinta Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 491 |
| Mossley CofE Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 413 |
| Black Firs Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 372 |
| Havannah Primary School | Primary | Community school | 244 |
| Buglawton Primary School | Primary | Community school | 202 |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 183 |
| Marlfields Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 177 |
| Daven Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 137 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Congleton Rail Station | Rail | 1.8 km |
| Kidsgrove Rail Station | Rail | 9.1 km |
| Goostrey Rail Station | Rail | 9.7 km |
| Holmes Chapel Rail Station | Rail | 9.8 km |
Section 09
How Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton sits below that national figure — -23.9%.
Within Congleton the street ranks 414 of 533 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £165,000 (-27.4%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,844 per square metre, across 25 of the 118 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £54,620 to £325,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton sits in Cheshire East, in the North West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Cheshire East at 7.6 times median local earnings of £39,459 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Bollin Drive£112,000 median
- Holmes Chapel Road£228,500 median
- Canal Road£124,995 median
- Mill Green£149,999 median
- Ennerdale Drive£207,500 median
- Astbury Street£89,500 median
- Longdown Road£161,500 median
- St Johns Road£115,000 median
- Biddulph Road£175,000 median
- Park Lane£250,000 median
- Bath Vale£192,995 median
- Waggs Road£132,000 median
- Westholme Close£135,000 median
- Thames Close£150,000 median
- Newcastle Road£235,000 median
- Obelisk Way£152,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 18 Lower Meadow Drive7 sales
- 38 Lower Meadow Drive6 sales
- 14 Lower Meadow Drive6 sales
- 30 Lower Meadow Drive5 sales
- 17 Lower Meadow Drive4 sales
- 20 Lower Meadow Drive4 sales
- 34 Lower Meadow Drive4 sales
- 32 Lower Meadow Drive4 sales
- 24 Lower Meadow Drive4 sales
- 6 Lower Meadow Drive4 sales
- 19 Lower Meadow Drive4 sales
- 40 Lower Meadow Drive4 sales
- 23 Lower Meadow Drive4 sales
- 29 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
- 46 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
- 15 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
- 3 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
- 4 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
- 10 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
- 48 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
- 22 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
- 26 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
- 7 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
- 12 Lower Meadow Drive3 sales
Back to Congleton house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton?
The median price paid in Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton across every sale on the register is £119,850. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton?
118 sales are on record for Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton, the most recent completing on 29 Jan 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +40.2% between 2011 and 2022. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +5.9%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £247,500, set in 2021. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton?
£1,844 per square metre, from the 25 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 29 Jan 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Lower Meadow Drive, Congleton house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.