17 Ben Street, Manchester, M11 4EW
About 17 Ben Street
17 Ben Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M11 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
At 80 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 36 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 41.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 126.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £105,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
17 Ben Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 17 Ben Street
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- 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.
£149,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£105,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 April 2022Most recent
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M11 4EW: £125,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 17 Ben Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Ben Street homes
17 Ben Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,313
Street avg £1,079
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Tartan Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ravensbury Community School. 51 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB