18 Highbank Drive, Manchester, M20 5QR
About 18 Highbank Drive
18 Highbank Drive is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 5QR). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 is 27% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 70% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £455,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
18 Highbank Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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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 18 Highbank Drive, Manchester, M20 5QR
- May 2019DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single-storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation following partial demolition of existing rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 123170/FH/2019
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2003.
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 18 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2021Most recent
£455,000
+97.9%over 16 years7 July 2004
£229,950
+60.8%over 1 year8 May 2003
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 5QR: £515,000 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in M20 5QR
Versus other Highbank Drive homes
Floor Area for 18 Highbank Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,204
Street avg £2,656
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Tanfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Broad Oak Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.1dB