Shamba Cottage, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP
About Shamba Cottage
Shamba Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Chelford, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 9AP). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 73). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £618,000 is 23.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£451/sq ft) was about 103.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in May 2020.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of single storey garage and rear workshop to existing house. Internal layout reconfigurations, and erection of two storey rear extension and single storey side extension. External over-cladding with timber boarding at first floor, new timber framed porch, and enlargement of permeable driveway and erection of car port.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/2152M
- Mar 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawful proposed development for erection of two storey rear extension and single storey side extension. Enlargement of permeable driveway.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/4385M
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£618,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 May 2020Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK11 9AP: £575,500 (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
£380,000Garden Cottage, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP
Sold Dec 2021
£606,000School House, Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP
Sold May 2021
£1,200,0001 Alderley Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AP
Sold Nov 2019
£315,000
Everything we know about Shamba Cottage, in one report
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
Shamba Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,854
Street avg £3,992
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB