Armoury Towers, Flat 1, Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF
About Armoury Towers
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Armoury Towers's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Armoury Towers has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- May 2022RenovationHeritageIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Armoury Towers's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 18 years.
£199,950
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2024Most recent
£199,950
+21.9%over 17 years8 February 2007
£164,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK11 8HF: £112,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SK11 8HF
4 Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF
Sold Feb 2025
£70,000Armoury Towers, Flat 6, Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF
Sold Dec 2024
£237,500Armoury Towers, Flat 2, Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF
Sold Oct 2024
£230,0001 Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF
Sold Mar 2023
£112,0003 Evington House, Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF
Sold Dec 2021
£230,000
Versus other Barracks Square homes
On co₂ emissions, Armoury Towers runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,127
Street avg £2,232
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







