5 Cranston Drive, Manchester, M20 5QN
About 5 Cranston Drive
5 Cranston Drive is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 5QN). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 878 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in September 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 sits 491.2% above the 1997 sale of £56,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 75.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
5 Cranston Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
5 Cranston Drive has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Cranston Drive, Manchester, M20 5QN
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a single-storey side and rear extension to form additional living accommodation
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 117188/FH/2017
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Cranston Drive was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£56,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 September 1997Most recent
£56,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 5QN: £357,000 (2022–2017).
Versus other Cranston Drive homes
5 Cranston Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£693
Street avg £4,567
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Broad Oak Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Broad Oak Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.7dB







