Garden Cottage, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP
About Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chelford, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 9AP). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 46.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £606,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Garden Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Garden Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2005.
£641,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£606,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2021Most recent
£606,000
+42.6%over 12 years30 October 2009
£425,000
+112.5%over 4 years3 May 2005
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK11 9AP: £500,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SK11 9AP
School House Cottage, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP
Sold Mar 2025
£575,5001 Yewtree Cottage, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP
Sold Apr 2023
£380,000School House, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP
Sold May 2021
£1,200,000Shamba Cottage, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP
Sold May 2020
£500,0001 Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP
Sold Nov 2019
£315,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Alderley Road homes
EPC Rating for Garden Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,607
Street avg £4,170
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Shell Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Chelford CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB