Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Essex Road, Stockport, SK5 8EA
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Essex Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Essex Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Stockport (SK5 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 sits 109.4% above the 2013 sale of £85,000. Last sold in October 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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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.
5 Essex Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2023
Current Certificate
Jun 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 June 2023
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Essex Road, Stockport, SK5 8EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Essex Road 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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Essex Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2013)
£85,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2013Most recent
£85,000
+372.2%over 13 years15 June 2000
£18,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK5 8EA: £131,250 (2024–2008).
Versus other Essex Road homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Essex Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,024
Street avg £1,133
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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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
Brinnington Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Westmorland Primary School. 32 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SK5 8EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.6dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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