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

4 St James Avenue is a semi-detached house in Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 9RY). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. At 31 m² this is the 4th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 29–259 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 31 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (42 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 41.3% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£965/sq ft) was about 325.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.