Apartment 4, 1 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BB
About Apartment 4
Apartment 4 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M1 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 65 m² this is the 17th 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 (September 2012) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold August 2021 for £196,000. 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 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 12.2% above the 2021 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
Apartment 4's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Apartment 4 has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Apartment 4
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Apartment 4's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 17 years.
£196,000
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2021Most recent
£196,000
+30.7%over 6 years25 June 2015
£150,000
+26.1%over 2 years31 January 2013
£119,000
-25.1%over 8 years27 February 2004
£158,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in M1 5BB: £225,000 (2025–2022).
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 1, 1 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BB
Sold Mar 2022
£180,000Apartment 19, 1 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BB
Sold Feb 2022
£225,000
Versus other River Street homes
Floor Area for Apartment 4 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,015
Street avg £2,876
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 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







