1b, Brook Road, Manchester, M14 6UJ

1b is a detached house in Manchester (M14 6UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 77.1% below the 2021 sale of £1,519,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,501/sq ft) was about 1436.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,519,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.