Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
78b is an end-of-terrace house in Marple Bridge, Stockport, Stockport (SK6 5DU). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 41.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£346/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £190,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 August 2027
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1 application on record at 78b, Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single storey, part 3 storey extension to rear including flat roof and upper ground floor terrace. Alterations to roof to create additional bedroom accommodation including dormer to rear
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£268,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
15 February 2021Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SK6 5DU: £359,500 (2026–2024).
78 Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5DU
Sold May 2026
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
Floor Area for 78b lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,725
Street avg £2,863
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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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