176b, Shaw Heath, Stockport, SK2 6QX

176b is an end-of-terrace house in Stockport (SK2 6QX). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 52 m² this is the 8th smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–175 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2016); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 62.1% below the 2020 sale of £390,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£697/sq ft) was about 563.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £390,000.