James Street, Macclesfield house prices are built from 156 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 11 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £133,250. Across the 10 years from 2015 to 2025 the median moved +38.1% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +0.1%.
Median price paid
£133,250
Change in cash, 2015–2025
+38.1%
Change in real terms
+0.1%
Median per m²
£1,815
HM Land Registry156 sales49 with floor areaLatest sale 11 May 2026
Section 01
How James Street, Macclesfield prices moved
The chart tracks the median James Street, Macclesfield house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2025. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | £45,000 | £99,921 |
| 2000s | 4 | £114,000 | £207,674 |
| 2010s | 4 | £135,000 | £190,350 |
| 2020s | 4 | £186,500 | £190,554 |
The highest yearly median on record for James Street, Macclesfield is £250,000 in 2024; the lowest is £40,000 in 1996. Across the full 31-year record the cash median has moved from £45,925 to £186,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £101,975, so the real change over the whole record is +86.9% — about +2.11% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +38.1% in cash against +0.1% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 11 May 2026 | Terraced | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 77 | 27 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £208,500 | £208,500 |
| 39 | 29 Sep 2025 | Terraced | £200,000 | £204,348 |
| 29 | 19 Sep 2025 | Terraced | £315,000 | £321,848 |
| 35 | 12 Sep 2025 | Terraced | £172,500 | £176,250 |
| 10a | 25 Jul 2025 | Terraced | £200,000 | £204,348 |
| Flat 10 Park Hall | 4 Jul 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | £178,804 |
| 53 | 23 May 2025 | Terraced | £198,000 | £202,304 |
| Flat 3 Park Hall | 16 May 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £172,950 | £176,710 |
| 63 | 25 Apr 2025 | Terraced | £170,000 | £173,696 |
| 43 | 18 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £215,000 | £226,231 |
| 51 | 18 Oct 2024 | Terraced | £550,000 | £578,731 |
| 16 | 30 Sep 2024 | Terraced | £332,000 | £349,343 |
| Flat 11 Park Hall | 3 Sep 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £285,000 | £299,888 |
| Flat 18 Park Hall | 26 Jul 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £139,000 | £146,261 |
| 69 | 1 Jul 2024 | Terraced | £207,000 | £217,813 |
| 15 | 19 Dec 2023 | Terraced | £210,000 | £226,897 |
| 17 | 13 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £250,000 | £270,115 |
| 18 | 27 Oct 2023 | Terraced | £299,950 | £324,084 |
| 29 | 23 Jun 2023 | Terraced | £180,000 | £194,483 |
| 67 | 12 Dec 2022 | Terraced | £217,500 | £251,993 |
| 81 | 9 Dec 2022 | Terraced | £195,000 | £225,924 |
| 71 | 1 Dec 2022 | Terraced | £215,000 | £249,096 |
| 13 | 31 Oct 2022 | Terraced | £188,000 | £217,814 |
| 51 | 14 Oct 2022 | Terraced | £520,500 | £603,044 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to James Street, Macclesfield values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 James Street | £46,950 (1998) | £210,000 (2026) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| 77 James Street | £39,500 (1999) | £208,500 (2026) | +6.4% | +3.6% |
| 39 James Street | £39,000 (1999) | £200,000 (2025) | +6.5% | +3.7% |
| 29 James Street | £180,000 (2023) | £315,000 (2025) | +32.3% | +28.6% |
| 35 James Street | £105,000 (2010) | £172,500 (2025) | +3.4% | +0.3% |
| 10A James Street | £134,950 (2005) | £200,000 (2025) | +2.0% | -0.9% |
| FLAT 10 PARK HALL James Street | £125,000 (2007) | £175,000 (2025) | +1.9% | -1.1% |
| FLAT 3 PARK HALL James Street | £155,000 (2007) | £172,950 (2025) | +0.6% | -2.3% |
| 63 James Street | £38,000 (1996) | £170,000 (2025) | +5.3% | +2.6% |
| 43 James Street | £43,000 (1995) | £215,000 (2024) | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| 51 James Street | £199,950 (2003) | £550,000 (2024) | +4.9% | +2.1% |
| 16 James Street | £64,950 (1998) | £332,000 (2024) | +6.5% | +3.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. James Street, Macclesfield is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 117 | 75.0% | £121,500 | £14,000 – £550,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 36 | 23.1% | £154,000 | £104,600 – £335,000 |
| Semi-detached | 3 | 1.9% | £134,950 | £125,500 – £200,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in James Street, Macclesfield
83 of the sales on record are leasehold and 73 freehold — 53.2% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £135,000 and the median freehold sale £125,500 — a gap of -7.0%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 83 | 53.2% | £135,000 |
| Freehold | 73 | 46.8% | £125,500 |
| New build | 8 | 5.1% | £151,975 |
| Existing home | 148 | 94.9% | £129,725 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +17.2%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 3 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in James Street, Macclesfield
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Cheshire East, 44.0% of 197,366 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 5.1% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,489 | 0.8% |
| B | 29,554 | 15.0% |
| C | 55,700 | 28.2% |
| D | 73,725 | 37.4% |
| E | 26,906 | 13.6% |
| F | 7,570 | 3.8% |
| G | 2,422 | 1.2% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Cheshire East at £982 a month as of Jun 2026 — £694 for a one-bedroom home and £1,102 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £133,250 here, that rent is a gross yield of 8.84% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of SK11, 104 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 50 violent, 5 burglary, 8 vehicle-related and 9 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.6 times quieter.
Against the 398,772 residents the 2021 census counted in Cheshire East, that is 0.26 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around James Street, Macclesfield
The 2021 census counted 398,772 residents in Cheshire East across 174,854 households. 72.9% of those households own their home and 27.1% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
16 state and independent schools have a SK11 postcode: 13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 16 plus. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Hallows Catholic College | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,216 |
| The Macclesfield Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 614 |
| Parkroyal Community School | Primary | Academy converter | 411 |
| Ivy Bank Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 387 |
| Hollinhey Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 248 |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Primary School Macclesfield | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 237 |
| Broken Cross Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 233 |
| Ash Grove Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 227 |
| Gawsworth Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 198 |
| Marton and District CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 189 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield Rail Station | Rail | 2.3 km |
| Prestbury Rail Station | Rail | 5.4 km |
| Adlington (Cheshire) Rail Station | Rail | 8.3 km |
| Alderley Edge Rail Station | Rail | 8.9 km |
Section 09
How James Street, Macclesfield compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. James Street, Macclesfield sits below that national figure — -15.4%.
Within Macclesfield the street ranks 861 of 1235 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £159,000 (-16.2%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,815 per square metre, across 49 of the 156 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £14,000 to £550,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
James Street, Macclesfield sits in Cheshire East, in the North West.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Cheshire East at 7.6 times median local earnings of £39,459 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- High Street£119,250 median
- Crompton Road£115,950 median
- Chester Road£117,750 median
- Bond Street£122,000 median
- Park Lane£113,500 median
- Congleton Road£239,950 median
- Newton Street£109,000 median
- Bishopton Drive£143,000 median
- Moss Lane£123,000 median
- St Georges Street£109,000 median
- Black Road£127,500 median
- Oxford Road£175,000 median
- London Road£160,000 median
- Gawsworth Road£225,500 median
- Bridge Street£109,475 median
- Peel Street£115,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 43 James Street7 sales
- 67 James Street6 sales
- 77 James Street6 sales
- 63 James Street5 sales
- 16 James Street5 sales
- 69 James Street5 sales
- 18 James Street5 sales
- 65 James Street5 sales
- 51 James Street4 sales
- 17 James Street4 sales
- 71 James Street4 sales
- FLAT 19, PARK HALL James Street4 sales
- 75 James Street4 sales
- 98 James Street4 sales
- 83 James Street4 sales
- 100 James Street4 sales
- 39 James Street3 sales
- 35 James Street3 sales
- 10A James Street3 sales
- FLAT 10, PARK HALL James Street3 sales
- 81 James Street3 sales
- 6 James Street3 sales
- FLAT 12, PARK HALL James Street3 sales
- FLAT 7, PARK HALL James Street3 sales
Back to Macclesfield house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in James Street, Macclesfield?
The median price paid in James Street, Macclesfield across every sale on the register is £133,250. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in James Street, Macclesfield?
156 sales are on record for James Street, Macclesfield, the most recent completing on 11 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have James Street, Macclesfield house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +38.1% between 2015 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +0.1%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were James Street, Macclesfield house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £250,000, set in 2024. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in James Street, Macclesfield?
£1,815 per square metre, from the 49 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 11 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “James Street, Macclesfield house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.