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

5 St James Avenue is a mid-terrace house in Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Macclesfield (SK11 9RY). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. At 35 m² this is the 5th 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 (February 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).

Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £706,000 sits 101.7% above the 2003 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£929/sq ft) was about 309.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it's 16.7% 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).