Kingsley House, Flat 18, 15 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 1HE

Kingsley House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Manchester (M1 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 65 m² this is the 15th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in Kingsley House, where floor areas span 37–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 65 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 sits 167.9% above the 1997 sale of £81,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 25.1% below the postcode norm.