The Sorting House, Flat 68, 83 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 1ER

The Sorting House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Manchester (M1 1ER). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. At 98 m² this is the 42nd smallest of 51 units on EPC record in The Sorting House, where floor areas span 36–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 51 units on file.

At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 50 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £320,000 — fresh data. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 38.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.