Spear Building, Flat 1, 53 Spear Street, Manchester, M1 1DF
About Spear Building
Spear Building is a mid-terrace house in Manchester (M1 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2019. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Spear Building (46–96 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -30.8% per year. Sold February 2022 for £195,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Spear Building's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Spear Building has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£213,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -30.8% per year over 4 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: -30.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
10 February 2022Most recent
£195,000
-74.0%over 3 years14 June 2018
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M1 1DF: £200,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in M1 1DF
Spear Building, Flat 2, 53 Spear Street, Manchester, M1 1DF
Sold May 2023
£425,000Spear Building, Flat 5, 53 Spear Street, Manchester, M1 1DF
Sold Feb 2022
£195,000Spear Building, Flat 3, 53 Spear Street, Manchester, M1 1DF
Sold Feb 2022
£195,000Spear Building, Flat 7, 53 Spear Street, Manchester, M1 1DF
Sold Feb 2022
£200,000Spear Building, Flat 8, 53 Spear Street, Manchester, M1 1DF
Sold Feb 2022
£395,000
Versus other Spear Street homes
Spear Building is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,239
Street avg £4,347
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 4 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Thomas Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Co-op Academy New Islington. 49 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
61.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.3dB







