21 Fords Lane, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 1DQ

21 Fords Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Bramhall, Stockport, Stockport (SK7 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 sits 495% above the 1996 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 72.6% below the postcode norm.