Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
78 Lower Fold is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Marple Bridge, Stockport, Stockport (SK6 5DU). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
It changed hands recently, sold May 2026 for £297,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 47 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 57.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 November 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
3 applications on record at 78 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Change of use to form 2 No flats , (retaining 1 No flat above) and external alterations.
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78 Lower Fold valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 23 years.
£297,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 23 years.
20 May 2026Most recent
£297,000
+63.2%over 13 years2 May 2013
£182,000
-9.0%over 6 years27 November 2006
£200,000
+13.6%over 3 years18 September 2003
£176,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK6 5DU: £359,500 (2025–2024).
51 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold Mar 2025
47 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold Mar 2025
43 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold Sept 2024
37 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold Jul 2024
78a, Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold Jun 2024
Years Held for 78 Lower Fold lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,622
Street avg £2,867
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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Crime
2/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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