7 Grapes Court, Lord Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6SY

7 Grapes Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Macclesfield (SK11 6SY). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the 8th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (73 versus a worst of 36). The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 24.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (September 2017).