Knutsford, Bexton & Mobberley (WA16)

Porcelain terraces, courtyards & driveways in Knutsford & Mobberley.

From the Italianate villas of Legh Road to family homes in Bexton and farmhouses out in Mobberley, Knutsford gardens tend to be large, level and seen by a lot of people. We build wide terraces, walled courtyards that drain, and long gravel or block drives that still look neat after ten winters.

Grey porcelain dining terrace beside a long oak sleeper planter with small lights and horizontal cedar louvre fencing on anthracite posts

Porcelain terrace & cedar screening · a style many Knutsford owners ask for

30–35 MinutesFrom our Hazel Grove yard via the A538 or the M56

60 m²+ TerracesTypical size behind Legh Road and Bexton homes

Hidden DrainageSlot drains and gullies that disappear into the paving

Cheshire EastWe check conservation rules in the town centre

01 · TERRACES FOR KNUTSFORD’S GRAND HOUSES

Legh Road villas deserve a terrace with real presence.

The houses Richard Harding Watt built along Legh Road in the early 1900s, with their towers, terracotta and Italian touches, are some of the most unusual in Cheshire. His Gaskell Memorial Tower on King Street is the same story. A small square of grey slabs looks lost next to them.

For these homes we usually suggest either large-format Italian porcelain in warm stone tones, which needs almost no upkeep, or sawn English sandstone, which weathers in gently and sits comfortably beside old brick and render. Both are laid on our full 214mm build-up with a polymer bonding coat under every slab.

On terraces this size, levels matter. David sets out the falls with a rotary laser so a 70 m² terrace sheds rain into hidden drains without you ever noticing the slope.

Light-grey porcelain patio outside open bifold doors, with oak sleeper beds of white hydrangeas, a lawn and slatted fencing — Large-format porcelain running straight out from the bifolds

02 · COURTYARDS THAT DO NOT FLOOD

A walled courtyard has nowhere for rain to go, so we give it somewhere.

Much of Knutsford sits on sandy, gravelly ground left behind by the glaciers, which drains well, but there are pockets of heavy clay towards Mobberley and low, wet ground near Tatton Mere and the Moor. Older town houses and Bexton’s walled gardens often trap water against the house. This is how we solve it.

Find the lowest safe point
David maps the levels and the damp-proof course (the waterproof line in your brickwork). The paving must finish at least 150mm below it, or meet the doors with a channel drain.
Fall away from the house
Every square metre slopes gently, about 1 in 80, towards a drain rather than the back door.
Slot drains you barely see
A narrow stainless slot sits flush in the joints, so the courtyard looks like plain stone.
Gullies that can be cleared
Each run ends in a gully with a removable grid, so leaves can be lifted out in seconds.
Take the water away
Into an existing surface-water drain where there is one, or a crate soakaway sized after a percolation test (how fast your ground absorbs water).
Test before we lay
We run a hose through the whole system before a single slab goes down.

03 · RECENT WA16 JOBS, WITH THE SUMS

A villa terrace, a walled courtyard and a farmhouse drive.

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All figures all‑in, including excavation, licensed muck-away and clean-up.
Job	What we built	How it adds up	Days on site	Final invoice
Legh Road, Knutsford	66 m² Italian porcelain terrace, 4 bullnose steps with LED risers, 10 m of channel drain	66 × £185 + 4 × £420 + 10 × £95	10	£14,840
Off Bexton Road, Knutsford	26 m² sawn sandstone walled courtyard, 6 m of slot drain, crate soakaway	26 × £225 + 6 × £95 + £1,850	7	£8,270
Town Lane, Mobberley	120 m² gravel drive on a cellular grid with a 22 m² block apron at the lane	120 × £85 + 22 × £140	8	£13,280

Light-grey porcelain terrace with a dining set and barbecue, wide bullnose steps with LED strips and an oak sleeper planter outside a large red-brick house

Final Invoice: £14,840

LEGH ROAD, KNUTSFORD (WA16)

66 m² warm-stone Italian porcelain terrace with four lit bullnose steps

Area66 m²

On site10 working days

How it adds upsee ledger

"We were nervous about anyone touching the garden of a Watt house. David brought three stone colours, held each against the terracotta, and the one we chose looks as if it was always meant to be there." Victoria & James Leighton, Knutsford

Curved natural sandstone patio with charcoal sett edging, brick steps to a raised terrace and lavender borders

Final Invoice: £8,270

OFF BEXTON ROAD, KNUTSFORD (WA16)

26 m² sawn sandstone courtyard that used to flood against the kitchen wall

Area26 m²

On site7 working days

DrainageSlot drain + soakaway

"After a summer storm we used to sweep water out of the courtyard with a broom. Last month it rained for two days and we didn't see a single puddle." Helen Brereton, Bexton

04 · HOW WE RUN A KNUTSFORD JOB

Further from the yard, but never a stop-start job.

Travel, in plain terms Knutsford and Mobberley are about 30 to 35 minutes from Hazel Grove. On jobs over £5,000 there is no travel charge at all. On smaller jobs a flat travel charge appears as its own line on your quote, so you can see it before you agree to anything.

We stay until it is finished Once we start your terrace or drive, David and Callum are on it every working day until the walk-round sign-off. We do not leave it half-dug to fit in a job closer to home, and deliveries are booked so a lorry never blocks a narrow lane like Town Lane at school time.

Porcelain & sandstone patios Block & resin driveways Drainage & soakaways Wilmslow (SK9) Alderley Edge & Prestbury (SK9 / SK10) Macclesfield & Bollington (SK10 / SK11)

Overhead view of charcoal block paving with a silver granite sett border, a buff sandstone path and lawn

FREE SITE SURVEY

Planning a terrace, courtyard or drive in WA16? David will come to you with samples.

£0 upfront depositStone paid for when it arrives, the rest after the walk-round
Drainage tested before layingNo puddles, written 10-year guarantee
Fixed price in 48 hoursEvery m² and every metre of drain itemised

Call 0161 570 8698 Book a Free Site Survey