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1 Cotton Lane, Manchester, M20 4GL

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Estimated value

£525,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£475,000)+11%
  • Against M20 4GL's recent median (£282,500)+86%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£525,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£475,000)+11%
  • Against M20 4GL's recent median (£282,500)+86%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Cotton Lane is modelled from its 137 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in M20 4GL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    137 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2024

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in M20 4GL

    5 sales, median £282,500 (2024–2006)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Cotton Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 March 2025Most recent

    £475,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 4GL: £282,500 (2024–2006).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Cotton Lane, Manchester, M20 4GL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Cotton Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Cotton Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 4GL). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £475,000. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 is 10.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 110.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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Signs of HMO activity in the area

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Aug 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 August 2034

7 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Cotton Lane, Manchester, M20 4GL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Cotton Lane has no planning applications on record.

24

But the area is active

24 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Cotton Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Cotton Lane is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,467

Street avg £2,052

Strongly above

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Manchester district page.
Full Manchester report

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

The Christie — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Cuthbert's RC Primary School. 46 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Cuthbert's RC Primary SchoolPrimary234m
  • St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary296m
  • West Didsbury CE Primary SchoolPrimary757m
  • Ladybarn Primary SchoolPrimary848m

Nearest stops

  • The ChristieBus stop129m
  • Oak RoadBus stop318m
  • Circular RoadBus stop344m
  • Withington St Paul'sBus stop374m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences12 reports92%
  • Vehicle Crime1 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around M20 4GL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for M20 4GL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for M20 4GL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 build

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Cotton Lane is modelled from its 137 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in M20 4GL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 1 Cotton Lane. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Cotton Lane was lodged in August 2024 at band D and is valid until August 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Cotton Lane. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 7 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 46 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from M20 4GL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Cotton Lane is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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