Flat 3, 4 Victoria Avenue, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2GZ

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Didsbury, Manchester, Manchester (M20 2GZ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 72 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–183 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).