20 South Grove is an end-of-terrace house in Manchester (M13 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced Manchester HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 93% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2021 for £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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20 South Grove has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Prior Approval for change of use of vacant retail premises (Class E) 4no. apartments (use class C3) together with associated minor elevational alterations.
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Latest sale on 20 South Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£230,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 25 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 25 years.
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On floor area, 20 South Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,835
Street avg £1,191
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Winterford Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School. 54 schools nearby.

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Change of use of ground floor retail use (Class E) and first floor residential accommodation to form a 7 bedroom house in multiple occupation (sui generis) involving the erection of front and rear roof extensions and the raising of the existing roof height
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4 August 2021Most recent
£255,000
+41.7%over 8 months17 December 2020
£180,000
+429.4%over 24 years15 November 1996
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M13 0AU: £160,000 (2025–2020).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
M13 0NW
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