Flat 2, 140 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M20 2PU

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 2PU). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 43 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 52.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 is 31.8% above the 2000 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£650/sq ft) was about 152% above the typical sold price in the postcode.