Sportsman Cottage, Hollywood Road, Mellor, Stockport, SK6 5LR

Sportsman Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Mellor, Stockport, Stockport (SK6 5LR). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 180 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £627,000 in June 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year.