18 Alberta Street, Stockport, SK1 3DE

18 Alberta Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stockport (SK1 3DE). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since February 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. At 53 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 sits 273.2% above the 2000 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 36.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.