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School House Cottage, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
138 m²
1485 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About School House Cottage

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

School House Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelford, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 9AP). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £575,500. At 138 m² it's 25.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2013–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 88.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

School House Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against School House Cottage, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

School House Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

School House Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£580,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£575,500

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 March 2025Most recent

    £575,500

    +37.0%over 5 years

  2. 12 March 2020

    £420,000

    +13.5%over 6 years

  3. 16 October 2013

    £370,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SK11 9AP: £500,000 (2023–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Alderley Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for School House Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,170

Street avg £4,089

On par

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£577k

1 Burnt Acre, Chelford

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SK11 9SU

3 bed
£475k

1 Edgeway, Henbury

SK11 9PA

3 bed
£525k

1 Forge Close, Gawsworth

SK11 9EW

4 bed3 bath
£478k

1 Congleton Lane, Chelford

SK11 9AG

2 bed
£408k

1 Fytton Close, Gawsworth

SK11 9RB

2 bed1 bath
£405k

1 Chillingham Close, Chelford

SK11 9FZ

2 bed1 bath
£405k

1 Clay Heyes, Chelford

SK11 9ST

2 bed1 bath
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.
Full Macclesfield report

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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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 9AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SK11 9AP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SK11 9AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.7dB

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 School House Cottage, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.