2a, Burlington Drive, Stockport, SK3 8UE

2a is a five-bedroom detached house in Stockport (SK3 8UE). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since October 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £653,000 sits 100.9% above the 2008 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 42.1% below the postcode norm.