Apartment 1, 1 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BB
About Apartment 1
Apartment 1 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Manchester (M1 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 60 m² this is the 7th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sold March 2022 for £180,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 is 13.9% above the 2022 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
Apartment 1 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Apartment 1
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£205,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 18 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
18 March 2022Most recent
£180,000
+26.8%over 6 years30 October 2015
£142,000
-2.1%over 9 years4 June 2006
£145,000
+11.5%over 2 years31 December 2003
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M1 5BB: £225,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in M1 5BB
Apartment 14, 1 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BB
Sold Oct 2025
£210,000Apartment 7, 1 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BB
Sold Jan 2023
£243,000Apartment 6, 1 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BB
Sold Nov 2022
£233,000Apartment 19, 1 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BB
Sold Feb 2022
£225,000Apartment 4, 1 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BB
Sold Aug 2021
£196,000
Versus other River Street homes
On co₂ emissions, Apartment 1 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £2,877
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Manchester Oxford Road Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Philip's Church of England Primary School. 48 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
65.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
57.1dB







