Higher Capstone Farm, Cobden Edge, Mellor, Stockport, SK6 5NL
About Higher Capstone Farm
Higher Capstone Farm is a detached house in Mellor, Stockport, Stockport (SK6 5NL). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £870,000.
Energy performance
Higher Capstone Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Higher Capstone Farm, Cobden Edge, Mellor, Stockport, SK6 5NL
- Mar 2021PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Demolition of a previous single storey side extension and front porch and addition of new extensions to front, sides and rear.
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/079449
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseJul 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£817,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£870,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 October 2020Most recent
£870,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in SK6 5NL: £700,000 (2007–2007).
Nearby sales in SK6 5NL
Versus other Cobden Edge homes
EPC Rating for Higher Capstone Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 148 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
1.0 km
Strines Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.5 km
Hague Bar Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB







