Apartment 2, 1 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BB

Apartment 2 is a one-bedroom detached house in Manchester (M1 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–72 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 45 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 is 19.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £141,000 in September 2018.