8 Cross Lane, Marple, Stockport, SK6 6DJ

8 Cross Lane is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Marple, Stockport, Stockport (SK6 6DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1551 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 sits 63.2% above the 2008 sale of £250,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.