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About 1 Birch Polygon
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Birch Polygon is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M14 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Manchester HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 is 14% below the 2022 sale of £550,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 34% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 42 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. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £550,000. 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.
1 Birch Polygon sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1 Birch Polygon was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Birch Polygon homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 1 Birch Polygon runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,434
Street avg £2,271
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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
Birch Polygon — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around M14 5HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 89 points of interest in total.
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