1j, Cotton Lane, Manchester, M20 4GL
About 1j
1j is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 4GL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £452,000 is 13% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 194.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 12 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
1j has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
24 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 4 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
4 May 2022Most recent
£400,000
+41.6%over 4 years16 February 2018
£282,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 4GL: £215,000 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in M20 4GL
Versus other Cotton Lane homes
Price per m² for 1j runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,762
Street avg £1,836
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 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
0.1 km
The Christie — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Cuthbert's RC Primary School. 46 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







