Flat 3, 2 Lower Hillgate, Stockport, SK1 1JE

Flat 3 is a mid-terrace house in Stockport (SK1 1JE). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 698 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 65 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 6 units on file.

At 65 m² the property is well over the postcode median (33 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.