3a, Dalston Drive, Manchester, M20 5LL
About 3a
3a is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 5LL). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in November 2005. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 sits 105.2% above the 2005 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 23.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 95 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 7 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 3a, Dalston Drive, Manchester, M20 5LL
- Sept 2017DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension to provide additional living accommodation and demolition of existing rear garage
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 116898/FH/2017
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Sales history & valuation
3a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 November 2005Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 5LL: £480,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in M20 5LL
Versus other Dalston Drive homes
3a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,632
Street avg £4,329
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Beaver Road Junior School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Didsbury CofE Primary School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB







