3 Fords Lane, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 1DQ

3 Fords Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Bramhall, Stockport, Stockport (SK7 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 127 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 sits 59.3% above the 2024 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 15.9% below the postcode norm. Sold August 2024 for £300,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.