1 Cotton Hill, Manchester, M20 4XR

1 Cotton Hill is a two-bedroom detached house in Manchester (M20 4XR). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 96 m² this is the 36th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 61–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 38 units on file.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. Across 2003–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 sits 127% above the 2005 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 22.9% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 37 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.