Property management in Northwich, Cheshire

2 bed rent

£900 a month

3 bed rent

£1,155 a month

Typical sale price

£112,770

Gross yield

7.0%

Read around CW9. Rents are advertised rents; the sale price is the average of completed sales in the last twelve months.

Northwich sits below the Cheshire average for rents, making it one of the more accessible towns in the county. Its housing stock includes Victorian and Edwardian terraces near the centre, a legacy of the town's salt and chemical industry, along with semi-detached and detached houses on the newer estates further out.

Northwich railway station connects to Manchester, Chester and Liverpool, and the A556 and A559 pass close to the town, with the M6 reachable within a short drive. This gives residents workable commuting options toward Manchester and Chester without the rents seen in towns closer to those cities.

The chemical and industrial sites that have long been based in the area continue to provide local employment, and workers connected to these businesses form a steady part of the rental market, alongside commuters travelling into Manchester or Chester for work. Families are drawn to the more affordable semi-detached housing, particularly on the estates away from the town centre.

For a landlord, Northwich's lower rent levels relative to the rest of Cheshire tend to attract a broad tenant base looking for value, and a well maintained terraced or semi-detached property here is usually straightforward to let.

Northwich's housing stock includes a substantial number of Victorian and Edwardian terraces close to the town centre, reflecting its industrial past, alongside semi-detached and detached houses on estates such as those around Rudheath and Leftwich that have grown considerably in recent decades. The town centre has seen investment in retail and leisure in recent years, adding local service sector jobs alongside the long-standing chemical industry employers, and this supports demand from a mix of local workers and commuters. Terraced housing near the centre tends to suit young professionals, couples and smaller households, while the outer estates attract families wanting more space at a lower cost than towns closer to Manchester or Chester. For a landlord, Northwich's combination of affordable terraces and family-sized semis gives flexibility to target different tenant groups depending on the property.

• Rent collected and paid to you within 3 working days of your tenant paying
• Your rent held in a ring-fenced client account, separate from Caso's own money, until it is paid to you
• Tenant calls and messages answered 24 hours a day, every day
• Repairs assessed, priced and arranged for you, charged at the contractor's invoice with no markup
• A monthly statement for each property, with every invoice attached, in your portal
• Late rent chased from the first day it is overdue, with a dated record
• Tenancy agreement drawn up and signed online
• Renewals, changes of tenant and legal notices prepared and served
• Rent reviewed every year and the Section 13 rent increase notice served for you
• Deposit protected with the Tenancy Deposit Scheme within 30 days, and the deposit paperwork the law requires served on your tenant
• Deposit deductions agreed and the deposit returned at the end of the tenancy
• Gas safety, electrical safety and energy certificates renewed before they expire, at cost
• Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms checked and recorded
• Council landlord licence applied for where your area needs one, and its renewal date tracked
• Optional: rent guarantee at cost, with no markup. You are paid even when the tenant does not pay.

Selective or HMO licence (council licence). Cheshire West and Chester Council has no selective licensing scheme currently. A shared home let to five or more people from more than one household still needs a mandatory HMO licence.