4 Ash Cottages, Mill Lane, Snelson, Macclesfield, SK11 9BN
About 4 Ash Cottages
4 Ash Cottages is a semi-detached house in Snelson, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 9BN). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £675,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 is 17.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2018DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of existing garage; demolition of single storey rear extension; demolition of infill between original property and garage; proposed 2 storey side extension; proposed single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/0350M
- Apr 2005PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION , NEW PORCH TO FRONT
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/0405P
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£793,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 15 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2019Most recent
£675,000
+75.3%over 2 years10 November 2017
£385,000
-8.3%over 3 years5 June 2014
£420,000
+61.5%over 9 years17 December 2004
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK11 9BN: £600,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SK11 9BN
Meadowside, Mill Lane, Snelson, Macclesfield, SK11 9BN
Sold Jul 2025
£600,000Thorn Cottage, Mill Lane, Snelson, Macclesfield, SK11 9BN
Sold Nov 2024
£1,061,2502 Ash Cottages, Mill Lane, Snelson, Macclesfield, SK11 9BN
Sold Oct 2024
£595,000Silver Birches, Mill Lane, Snelson, Macclesfield, SK11 9BN
Sold Jan 2024
£942,500The Cottage, Mill Lane, Snelson, Macclesfield, SK11 9BN
Sold Sept 2013
£450,000
Versus other Mill Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, 4 Ash Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,193
Street avg £4,409
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Snelson Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Peover Superior Endowed Primary School. 2 schools 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
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB








