31a, Market Street, Marple, Stockport, SK6 7AA

31a is a one-bedroom property in Marple, Stockport, Stockport (SK6 7AA). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 371 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 49), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 35 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–83 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (16 versus a best of 72). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

It hasn't traded since May 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £133,000 is 33% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 194.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.