Apartment 3, 2 Old Birley Street, Manchester, M15 5RG

Apartment 3 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M15 5RG). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2022) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 56 m² this is the 5th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–61 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

It hasn't traded since January 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 is 15.9% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 26.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.