5 River Street, Manchester, M1 5BG
About 5 River Street
5 River Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M1 5BG). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £494,500 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
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Energy performance
5 River Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 River Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2025ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) pursuant to planning permission 142802/FH/2025.
- Agent
- Manor Architecture
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- CDN/25/0770
- Jul 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rooftop extension to form additional living accommodation
- Agent
- Manor Architecture
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 142802/FH/2025
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£504,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 15 years.
£494,500
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2021Most recent
£494,500
+46.3%over 7 years4 April 2013
£338,000
-3.4%over 7 years1 September 2005
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M1 5BG: £482,640 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in M1 5BG
Versus other River Street homes
5 River Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,636
Street avg £3,618
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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. 47 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
65.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
57.0dB