Garden Cottage, Henbury Park, Henbury, Macclesfield, SK11 9PJ
About Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Henbury, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 9PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 3-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 94% below the 2020 sale of £7,900,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (302 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold April 2020 for £7,900,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£7,900,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 April 2020Most recent
£7,900,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in SK11 9PJ: £10,257,900 (2020–2020).
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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
0.8 km
Rough Heys Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Whirley Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB








