Estate agents in Holmes Chapel
Holmes Chapel is a North West town with about 6,674 residents. HM Land Registry records 119 homes sold there between September 2025 and August 2026, with a median price paid of £372,000.
How estate agents in Holmes Chapel compare
Holmes Chapel at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 119 sales in Holmes Chapel from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £372,000.
55.7% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 4.6 years and sold for a median of 22.9% more than they paid.
The median price was £250,000 in 2016 and £345,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Holmes Chapel
Median sale price in Holmes Chapel: £372,000
| All homes | 119 sales, median £372,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 57 sales, median £482,500 |
| Semi-detached | 36 sales, median £318,500 |
| Terraced | 13 sales, median £276,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 13 sales, median £126,000 |
Across Cheshire East the average price was £301,981 in June 2026, up 4.5% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £250,000 (130 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £270,000 (153 sales) |
| 2018 | £294,000 (185 sales) |
| 2019 | £322,497 (160 sales) |
| 2020 | £345,000 (143 sales) |
| 2021 | £320,000 (200 sales) |
| 2022 | £315,000 (211 sales) |
| 2023 | £309,995 (145 sales) |
| 2024 | £320,000 (159 sales) |
| 2025 | £345,000 (149 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Holmes Chapel has its own railway station about 0.2 miles from the centre, with Goostrey about 2 miles away, Sandbach about 4 miles and Winsford about 6 miles. The A50, A54 and A535 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway access is M6 junction 18 (Middlewich Interchange) at about 1 mile, while M56 junction 7 (Bowdon) is about 11 miles away. Manchester Airport is about 11 miles from the town and Liverpool John Lennon Airport about 22 miles. Central London is about 150 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Holmes Chapel
Holmes Chapel has two primary schools within about 0.8 miles of the centre, Holmes Chapel Primary School (academy) at about 0.3 miles and Hermitage Primary School (academy) at about 0.4 miles. For secondary education, Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School (sixth form, academy) is about 0.6 miles away. Further options include Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College (girls only, sixth form, academy) and Middlewich High School (academy), both about 3.8 miles away and Sandbach School (boys only, sixth form, free school) at about 4 miles. Independent choices include Terra Nova School at about 2.8 miles and The Lodge AP at about 3.9 miles. Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College (academy) is about 7.5 miles away and Cheshire College, South & West about 8.7 miles. The nearest university is the University of Keele, about 13.9 miles from the centre.
Living in Holmes Chapel
Holmes Chapel is mapped as a village in a rural part of Cheshire East, with about 6,670 residents in a small built-up area. Detached houses make up 55% of households and about 82% of homes are owner occupied. Within about 0.8 miles of the centre there are at least 38 shops, including an Aldi about 0.4 miles away and several convenience stores. Four pubs include the Old Red Lion about 0.1 miles from the centre, with The Bottle Bank and Swan Inn both about 0.2 miles away. There are also at least 3 cafés, 5 restaurants and 3 takeaways. A surgery, a pharmacy and a dentist are all within the same distance and the nearest hospital with an emergency department is Leighton Hospital, about 7.5 miles away. The library and post office are each about 0.1 miles from the centre. Dane Meadow nature reserve is about 0.6 miles away.
A short history of Holmes Chapel
John Cotton lived at Cotton Hall in 1400. Parts of the building go back to the 1400s at least. The house stayed with the Cotton family into the 1700s, when Daniel Cotton joined the Booths of Twemlow through marriage. A junior branch of the family became baronets and then Viscounts Combermere. The hall sits on a farm and estate close to Middlewich Road and has a Grade II* listing. Seven listed buildings lie within half a mile of the centre, with the Church Of St Luke at Grade I and The Red Lion at Grade II*.
Sport and leisure
The Victoria Club is the sports centre in Holmes Chapel, with facilities for bowls, cricket and tennis. Holmes Chapel Cricket Club and Holmes Chapel Victoria Tennis Club are the named sports clubs. A number of tennis courts are mapped near the centre, along with a 3G pitch and a skateboard facility. Holmes Chapel Rugby Union Football Club is listed among the open spaces. Dane Meadow is a nature reserve. Several children's playgrounds are also mapped around the town.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Holmes Chapel?
- The median price paid in Holmes Chapel over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £372,000. Over the same period the median price paid was £482,500 for detached houses (57 sales) and £318,500 for semi-detached houses (36 sales). For terraced houses it was £276,000 (13 sales) and for flats £126,000 (13 sales).
- How many homes were sold in Holmes Chapel in the last year?
- HM Land Registry recorded 119 standard sales in Holmes Chapel in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026.
- What are the transport links in Holmes Chapel?
- Holmes Chapel railway station is about 0.2 miles from the centre. Goostrey station is about 2.0 miles away and Sandbach station about 3.7 miles. The A50, A54 and A535 pass through or beside the area and Manchester Airport is about 11 miles away.
- Which schools are near the centre of Holmes Chapel?
- Two primary schools are within about 0.8 miles of the centre: Holmes Chapel Primary School (academy) at about 0.3 miles and Hermitage Primary School (academy) at about 0.4 miles. The nearest secondary school is Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School (sixth form, academy) at about 0.6 miles.
- How many estate agents have an office in Holmes Chapel?
- There are 5 estate agent sales branches with an office in Holmes Chapel.
Areas near Holmes Chapel
- Cranage
- Goostrey
- Rudheath Woods
- Allostock
- Byley
- Somerford and Brereton Heath
- Withington Green
- Middlewich
Holmes Chapel is in Cheshire East.
Estate agents near Holmes Chapel
- Reeds RainsHolmes Chapel CW4 7AP0.1 miles
- BridgfordsHolmes Chapel CW4 7AH0.2 miles
- Latham Estates Sales & LettingsHolmes Chapel CW4 7AJ0.2 miles
- Gascoigne HalmanHolmes Chapel CW4 7AB0.2 miles
- Open House East CheshireHolmes Chapel CW4 7EA0.2 miles
- Townbridge Estate AgentsMiddlewich CW10 9DX3.7 miles
- Jason SimmonsSandbach CW11 1FY3.7 miles
- Coulby ConductMiddlewich CW10 9AB3.8 miles
- Northwood Sandbach and CreweSandbach CW11 1AD3.8 miles
- Chris Hamriding Lettings & Estate Agents, SandbachSandbach CW11 1AA3.9 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Holmes Chapel.