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Armoury Towers, Flat 4, Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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 end-of-terrace house in Macclesfield (SK11 8HF). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 62 m² this is the 3rd 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 across 8 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 62 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 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. Sold September 2021 for £158,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 15.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingYes

Building

  • 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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2020from Oct 2008
EPC improved fromE49toD60
Hot Water
ImmersionImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system upgraded

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%75%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Armoury Towers, Flat 4, 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
    View planning record

What's in Armoury Towers, Flat 4, 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 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£183,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£158,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 September 2021Most recent

    £158,000

    +33.3%over 11 years
  2. 30 October 2009

    £118,500

    +12.9%over 6 years
  3. 27 July 2003

    £105,000

    +75.0%over 4 years
  4. 27 May 1999

    £60,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK11 8HF: £199,950 (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 habitable rooms, Armoury Towers stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,548

Street avg £2,213

Above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 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

30-day money-back guarantee

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 4, Barracks Square, Macclesfield, SK11 8HF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.