17 Brook Avenue, Manchester, M19 3DQ

17 Brook Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M19 3DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 63.5% above the 2008 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 75.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).