Flat 8, 31 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5ND

Flat 8 is a detached house in Manchester (M1 5ND). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 56 m² this is the 5th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (64 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £230,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 100.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.