12 Dorset Avenue, Stockport, SK5 8DU
About 12 Dorset Avenue
12 Dorset Avenue is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Stockport (SK5 8DU). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.
At 106 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 29 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 45.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £153,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Dorset Avenue has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£153,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2021Most recent
£153,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK5 8DU: £180,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SK5 8DU
Versus other Dorset Avenue homes
12 Dorset Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,443
Street avg £1,781
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Brinnington Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Westmorland Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.7dB







