8 Clearwater Drive, Manchester, M20 2ED

8 Clearwater Drive is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Manchester (M20 2ED). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 68 m² this is the 4th smallest of 35 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 64–233 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 sits 55.8% above the 2004 sale of £175,200.