3 Cotton Lane, Manchester, M20 4GL
About 3 Cotton Lane
3 Cotton Lane is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 4GL). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 62.7% above the 2017 sale of £324,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 38.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
3 Cotton 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jun 2026
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Planning history
3 Cotton Lane 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 17 years.
£324,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2017Most recent
£324,000
+159.2%over 17 years20 July 2000
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 4GL: £282,500 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in M20 4GL
Versus other Cotton Lane homes
EPC Rating for 3 Cotton Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,348
Street avg £2,238
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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