3 Goulden Road, Manchester, M20 4ZE

3 Goulden Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Manchester (M20 4ZE). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 126 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–240 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in February 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 267.4% above the 1999 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 69.9% below the postcode norm.