8 Blackburn Gardens, Palatine Road, Manchester, M20 3YH
About 8 Blackburn Gardens
8 Blackburn Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 3YH). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 84.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 30 EPCs). Last sale on file: £345,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff street
- BalconyYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 March 2032
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Planning history
8 Blackburn Gardens has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
18 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Blackburn Gardens has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 27 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
11 July 2022Most recent
£345,000
+35.3%over 14 years19 July 2007
£255,000
+34.2%over 3 years19 August 2003
£189,950
+36.7%over 1 year19 November 2001
£139,000
+7.8%over 1 year10 November 2000
£129,000
+79.2%over 5 years31 October 1995
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 3YH: £375,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in M20 3YH
1 Blackburn Gardens, Palatine Road, Manchester, M20 3YH
Sold May 2026
£397,45027 Blackburn Gardens, Palatine Road, Manchester, M20 3YH
Sold Feb 2025
£375,00030 Blackburn Gardens, Palatine Road, Manchester, M20 3YH
Sold Nov 2024
£385,55020 Blackburn Gardens, Palatine Road, Manchester, M20 3YH
Sold Sept 2024
£365,00016 Blackburn Gardens, Palatine Road, Manchester, M20 3YH
Sold Aug 2024
£370,000
Versus other Blackburn Gardens homes
Price per m² for 8 Blackburn Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,662
Street avg £3,319
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.1 km
Queenston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
West Didsbury CE Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB







