Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Vale Grove, Stockport, SK5 6ED
EPC B
Estimated value
£281,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£222,500)+26%
- Against SK5 6ED's recent median (£328,000)-14%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£281,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£222,500)+26%
- Against SK5 6ED's recent median (£328,000)-14%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Vale Grove is modelled from its 73 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SK5 6ED. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
73 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in SK5 6ED
5 sales, median £328,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
15 July 2021Most recent
£222,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK5 6ED: £328,000 (2025–2023).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Vale Grove, Stockport, SK5 6ED. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Vale Grove
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Vale Grove is a semi-detached house in Stockport (SK5 6ED). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (April 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).
At 73 m² it's 23.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 32 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 26.3% above the 2021 sale price. Sold July 2021 for £222,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Vale Grove's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate
Apr 2021EPC Rating
A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.3 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 April 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Vale Grove, Stockport, SK5 6ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Vale Grove has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Vale Grove homes
Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 8 Vale Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,048
Street avg £3,126
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 4 years
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Stockport district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Reddish South Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Abingdon Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Abingdon Primary SchoolPrimary225m
- Reddish Vale High SchoolSecondary269m
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Reddish, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary422m
- St Elisabeth's Church of England PrimaryPrimary526m
Nearest stops
- Reddish South Rail StationRailway station115m
- Reddish South Rail StationRailway station118m
- Houldsworth SquareBus stop187m
- Houldsworth SquareBus stop257m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1 reports100%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK5 6ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Vale Grove is modelled from its 73 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SK5 6ED. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 8 Vale Grove. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Vale Grove was lodged in April 2021 at band B and is valid until April 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Vale Grove. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 1 month, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from SK5 6ED, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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