WA14 2QJ
Last sold £855,000 in January 2020
78, The Downs, Altrincham
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Bedrooms
- 9 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 3,122 sq ft / 290 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
- Elevation
- About 53m
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Price history in context
- Jan 2020 — £855,000 · +106.0% · 29 pts ahead of the UK market
- Jul 2003 — £415,000
What this home might be worth today
£1,080,000
Estimate range £1,026,000–£1,135,000
+26.4% since January 2020 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid below the local norm at the time
vs 28 nearby sales within a year · 9-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Altrincham Grammar School for Girls 6-min walk
- Bowdon Preparatory School 7-min walk crosses a major road
- Altrincham station 11-min walk
- Harpers Bank Wood 3.8km
- The coast (coastline) 14.7km
- King George V Pool 1.2km
- Pond 959m
- Oldfield Quays 1.4km
- Timperley Brook 1.1km
- Spring Bank 404m
- Playing Field 316m
- Shop 362m
- St John's Road (Nr) 72m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Altrincham, 769m away
- 27 min Manchester
- 72 min Sheffield
- 85 min Liverpool
- 99 min Leeds
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
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2 Altrincham Grammar School for Girls · Secondary · Girls 0.2 miles State Ofsted Outstanding Attainment 8: 81.6 — top 20% nationally (2023)
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,450 hours a year — sunnier than 10% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 4% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Planning
- In the The Downs conservation area — external changes usually need consent.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 74, The Downs, Altrincham £759,000 · 2022
- 72, The Downs, Altrincham £945,000 · 2024
- 2, Copperfield Court, Altrincham £279,950 · 2015
- 59, The Downs, Altrincham £590,000 · 2021
- 80b, The Downs, Altrincham £730 · 2025
- 70, The Downs, Altrincham £145,000 · 1997
Planning activity nearby
- Undecided Erection of a glazed single storey rear extension, alterations to existing garden store… May 2026 source
- Undecided Listed Building consent sought for erection of a glazed single storey rear extension,… May 2026 source
- Permitted Works to trees within The Devisdale Conservation Area specifically for felling of 2 no… Mar 2026 source
- Undecided External alterations including new window and door to side elevation and alterations to… Jun 2026 source
- Conditions Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning… Jun 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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