20 Highbank Drive, Manchester, M20 5QR
About 20 Highbank Drive
20 Highbank Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 5QR). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 37.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 108.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDetached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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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 20 Highbank Drive, Manchester, M20 5QR
- Nov 2021DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension to form additional living accommodation following demolition of existing rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 131471/FH/2021
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 12 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
11 January 2021Most recent
£300,000
+71.5%over 11 years17 March 2009
£174,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 5QR: £515,000 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in M20 5QR
Versus other Highbank Drive homes
20 Highbank Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,846
Street avg £2,636
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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







