43 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
About 43 Lower Fold
43 Lower Fold is an end-of-terrace house in Marple Bridge, Stockport, Stockport (SK6 5DU). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 78.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £440,000 in September 2024.
Energy performance
43 Lower Fold's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at 43 Lower Fold is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at 43 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
- Apr 2004Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
To crown reduce and reshape one Birch. To pollard one Goat Willow and one Weeping Willow and to fell one Birch tree. The trees are outgrowing their current location and the work is for general aesthetics. (DS/19/CON6)
- Reference
- DC/014797
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2015Decision
- Tree WorksNov 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
43 Lower Fold valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 September 2024Most recent
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK6 5DU: £254,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SK6 5DU
51 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold Mar 2025
£359,50047 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold Mar 2025
£254,00037 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold Jul 2024
£370,06978a, Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold Jun 2024
£200,00045 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold May 2023
£1,700
Versus other Lower Fold homes
43 Lower Fold outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,074
Street avg £2,800
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Marple Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ludworth Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







