17b, Chichester Road South, Manchester, M15 5PL

17b is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M15 5PL). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (47–72 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 63). The latest certificate (February 2023) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since June 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 47 m² it's 15.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £140,000 sits 87.9% above the 2003 sale of £74,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.