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Armoury Towers, Flat 1, Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF

Listed building1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Armoury Towers

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Armoury Towers is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Macclesfield (SK11 8HF). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 94 m² this is the 4th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Armoury Towers, where floor areas span 40–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £199,950. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2022. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 11.5% above the 2024 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Armoury Towers's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Armoury Towers, Flat 1, Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Armoury Towers has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. May 2022
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Listed building consent for retention of replacement white aluminium doors and side windows to rear of property

    ListedRetrospectiveNew Windows
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    22/0498M
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What's in Armoury Towers, Flat 1, Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Armoury Towers's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£223,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£199,950

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 December 2024Most recent

    £199,950

    +21.9%over 17 years
  2. 8 February 2007

    £164,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK11 8HF: £112,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Barracks Square homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, Armoury Towers runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,127

Street avg £2,232

On par

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Armoury Towers

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Macclesfield district page.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Macclesfield College — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Macclesfield College. 19 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK11 8HF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SK11 8HF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK11 8HF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Armoury Towers, Flat 1, Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.