54 Kingsway, Manchester, M19 2DD
About 54 Kingsway
54 Kingsway is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M19 2DD). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 18.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 150.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
54 Kingsway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2020HMOAmendmentIn report
Certificate of existing lawful development relating to use of property as a small HMO (Class C4)
- Agent
- Kuit Steinart Levy LLP
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 128159/LE/2020
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 17 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
15 April 2021Most recent
£350,000
+141.4%over 16 years26 September 2004
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M19 2DD: £225,000 (2025–2011).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Kingsway homes
54 Kingsway outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,333
Street avg £1,687
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Slade Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Birchfields Primary School. 55 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB