5 Canal Side, Macclesfield, SK11 7DB

5 Canal Side is a four-bedroom detached house in Macclesfield (SK11 7DB). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 is 42.5% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 41% below the postcode norm.