56a, Market Street, Marple, Stockport, SK6 7AD

56a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Marple, Stockport, Stockport (SK6 7AD). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 92 m² this is the 15th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 75). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60).

It hasn't traded since June 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 sits 400% above the 2000 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 65.6% below the postcode norm.