9 Portland Crescent is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M13 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 5th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–306 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 25 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Manchester HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 62.4% below the 2022 sale of £580,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,585/sq ft) was about 423.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it's 24.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 24 EPCs). Sold March 2022 for £580,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Latest sale on 9 Portland Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£218,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
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Price per m² for 9 Portland Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£17,059
Street avg £3,978
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Joseph's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Plymouth Grove Primary School. 59 schools nearby.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
7 March 2022Most recent
£580,000
+364.0%over 23 years19 June 1998
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M13 0BU: £180,000 (2004–2001).

Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
M13 0NW
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