16 St James Avenue, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, SK11 9RY

16 St James Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 9RY). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £685,000 in February 2024.