Price growth across Culcheth as a whole has been well documented. The overall average sold price across the village is up 13% year on year according to Rightmove's Land Registry data. But averages only tell part of the story.

Spring is the best time of year to sell a family home, and gardens are a big part of why.

The Holcroft Gardens development by Story Homes has been taking shape in Culcheth for some time now, and this week the pricing has been officially released. With homes ranging from one-bedroom apartments to six-bedroom detached family homes, there's plenty to get stuck into.

Most streets have a history if you look hard enough. Stonyhurst Crescent in Culcheth has one that is genuinely remarkable. The homes that buyers compete for today, the large semi-detached Victorian properties with thick walls and generous proportions that sit along the crescent's distinctive oval layout, were not built as family homes at all.