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About 2 Playfair Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Playfair Street is an end-of-terrace house in Manchester (M14 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Manchester HPI: 1.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 21.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 101.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Playfair Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£213,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2021)
£175,000
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Playfair Street homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Playfair Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,035
Street avg £1,339
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Manchester district page.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Playfair Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around M14 4DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 82 points of interest in total.
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