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

9 Grapes Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Macclesfield (SK11 6SY). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 7th 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 across 11 units on file.

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 44 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 23.6% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.