44a, Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5BD

44a is a four-bedroom detached house in Marple Bridge, Stockport, Stockport (SK6 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 250 m² (around 2691 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2009); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 250 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £750,000 in August 2022. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 52.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.