8 Barnstead Avenue, Manchester, M20 4UL

8 Barnstead Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 4UL). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since February 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 sits 87.8% above the 2006 sale of £154,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 77% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 95 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).