Aura Court, Apartment 4, 1 Percy Street, Manchester, M15 4AB

Aura Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M15 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 69 m² this is the 30th smallest of 45 units on EPC record in Aura Court, where floor areas span 30–160 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.

It hasn't traded since May 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2007–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at -18.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 sits 77.8% above the 2008 sale of £90,000. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).