Flat 10, 3 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 1BA

Flat 10 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Manchester (M1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 91 m² this is the 16th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since June 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 21 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. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 is 47.6% above the 2006 sale price.