4 Church Cottages, Holmes Chapel Road, Chelford, Macclesfield, SK11 9AQ
About 4 Church Cottages
4 Church Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chelford, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 9AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 105 m² it sits well below the postcode median (160 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2020–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 is 16.2% above the 2024 sale price. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £365,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageDetached
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
4 Church Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Nov 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed Infill to inner courtyard to listed building to form a galley kitchen, conversion of ground floor bathroom/kitchen to form a bedroom with ensuite bathroom, proposed replacement of glass roof over rear elevation for 2 no. rooflights and stone flags to match, 3 no. rooflight windows to single storey stone roofs and alterations to first floor to provide a bathroom with new rooflight over
ListedExtension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/3350M
- Sept 2020Loft ConversionHeritageIn report
Listed building consent for proposed Infill to inner courtyard to listed building to form a galley kitchen, conversion of ground floor bathroom/kitchen to form a bedroom with ensuite bathroom, proposed replacement of glass roof over rear elevation for 2 no. rooflights and stone flags to match, 3 no. rooflight windows to single storey stone roofs and alterations to first floor to provide a bathroom with new rooflight over
ListedExtension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/3351M
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 4 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2024Most recent
£365,000
+15.9%over 4 years4 March 2020
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK11 9AQ: £505,000 (2023–2014).
Versus other Holmes Chapel Road homes
EPC Rating for 4 Church Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
22 (F)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 237 m²
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.3 km
The Ivy House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Chelford CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB








