Petrel House, Apartment 81, 256 Fog Lane, Manchester, M19 1AS

Petrel House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Manchester (M19 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 61 m² this is the 6th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in Petrel House, where floor areas span 58–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 is 23.7% above the 2004 sale price.