1 Broken Banks, Macclesfield, SK11 7NL

1 Broken Banks is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Macclesfield (SK11 7NL). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 4th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–90 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 77).

It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 30% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £157,000 sits 103.9% above the 2001 sale of £77,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 39 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).