16 Alford Avenue, Manchester, M20 1AQ
About 16 Alford Avenue
16 Alford Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M20 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £318,000 is 11.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 127.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £285,500 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
16 Alford Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Alford Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 10 years.
£285,500
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2022Most recent
£285,500
+50.3%over 4 years30 August 2018
£190,000
+90.0%over 5 years25 October 2012
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 1AQ: £265,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in M20 1AQ
Versus other Alford Avenue homes
16 Alford Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,614
Street avg £2,436
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bosley Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 54 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB







