97b, Chorlton Road, Manchester, M15 4AP

97b is a detached house in Manchester (M15 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 312.2% above the 1997 sale of £36,150. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£62/sq ft) was about 40.2% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it's 16.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 21 EPCs).