Apartment 15, 113 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 1AE

Apartment 15 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M1 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 12th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 60).

It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 is 32.3% above the 2007 sale price.