12 Belgrave Avenue, Manchester, M14 5DL

12 Belgrave Avenue is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M14 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 298 m² (around 3208 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61).

It hasn't traded since September 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Manchester HPI: 15.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 108.2% above the 2007 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 28% below the postcode norm. At 298 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.