Kingsley House, Flat 6, 15 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 1HE

Kingsley House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M1 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 50 m² this is the 9th 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 across 19 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 sits 170% above the 2006 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 29.1% below the postcode norm.