Flat 1, 28 Chester Road, Macclesfield, SK11 8DG

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Macclesfield (SK11 8DG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 59 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 72).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 59 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 31 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 33.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm.