Throstles Nest, Hollin Lane, Sutton, Macclesfield, SK11 0NN

Throstles Nest is a five-bedroom detached house in Sutton, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 0NN). It has a recorded floor area of 251 m² (around 2702 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since December 2005, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 251 m² the property is well over the postcode median (184 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £897,000 sits 60.2% above the 2005 sale of £560,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 22.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.