20 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
About 20 Ford Lane
20 Ford Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Didsbury, Manchester, Manchester (M20 2TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 952 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 88 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sold in March 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 28.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 76.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
20 Ford Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2022
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 February 2022
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Planning history
1 application on record at 20 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
- Mar 2019PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a first floor front, part single/ part two storey side, part single/ part two storey rear and link to existing garage, including enlargement of the existing porch, together with associated elevational alterations
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 122451/FH/2019
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Sales history & valuation
20 Ford Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 19 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2018Most recent
£470,000
+43.5%over 5 years23 May 2012
£327,500
+21.3%over 8 years29 April 2004
£270,000
+170.1%over 5 years16 December 1998
£99,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 2TJ: £660,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in M20 2TJ
18 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
Sold Nov 2025
£730,00034 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
Sold Nov 2024
£660,00038 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
Sold Aug 2022
£660,00030 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
Sold Mar 2019
£450,00050 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
Sold Jul 2018
£525,000
Versus other Ford Lane homes
EPC Rating for 20 Ford Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,317
Street avg £4,075
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Beaver Road Junior School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Didsbury CofE Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB







