The Sorting House, Flat 13, 83 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 1EP

The Sorting House is a mid-terrace house in Manchester (M1 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 90 m² this is the 38th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in The Sorting House, where floor areas span 30–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 47 units on file.

At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 83.7% above the 2012 sale of £153,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 21.5% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in November 2012.