160a, Flat 2, Shaw Heath, Stockport, SK2 6QX
About 160a
160a is an end-of-terrace house in Stockport (SK2 6QX). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 160a (34–57 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (50 versus a worst of 48). The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
160a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
160a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK2 6QX: £213,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in SK2 6QX
Versus other Shaw Heath homes
160a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Lowfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cale Green Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB







