50 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
About 50 Ford Lane
50 Ford Lane is a semi-detached house in Didsbury, Manchester, Manchester (M20 2TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sold July 2018 for £525,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £625,000 is 19% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
50 Ford Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 50 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 079829/FH/2006/S2
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 50 Ford Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£625,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 22 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2018Most recent
£525,000
+245.4%over 17 years22 October 2000
£152,000
+36.9%over 1 year24 March 1999
£111,000
+19.4%over 2 years20 November 1996
£93,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 2TJ: £470,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in M20 2TJ
34 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
£450,00020 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
Sold Mar 2018
£470,00064 Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2TJ
Sold Nov 2017
£562,500
Versus other Ford Lane homes
Price per m²
£4,339
Street avg £4,166
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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.
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







