Delamere House, Flat 11, Brook Road, Manchester, M14 6UJ

Delamere House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Manchester (M14 6UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 61 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Delamere House, where floor areas span 44–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in September 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 61 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 249.3% above the 1999 sale of £46,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 38.4% below the postcode norm.