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23 Highbank Drive, Manchester, M20 5QR

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 23 Highbank Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Highbank Drive is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M20 5QR). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 sits 5028.6% above the 2022 sale of £7,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£8/sq ft) was about 95.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £7,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

23 Highbank Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2025

Current Certificate
Aug 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 August 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Highbank Drive, Manchester, M20 5QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 23 Highbank Drive.

1 application on record at 23 Highbank Drive, Manchester, M20 5QR

1decisions1extensions5documents1nearby
  1. Nov 2014
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property

    Erection of part single, part two-storey extension at front, side and rear

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    106479/FH/2014/S2
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 Highbank Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£359,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -9.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£7,000

Growth on file: -9.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 October 2022Most recent

    £7,000

    -90.3%over 22 years

  2. 10 December 1999

    £72,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in M20 5QR: £392,500 (2026–2024).

On the street

Versus other Highbank Drive homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 23 Highbank Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£89

Street avg £2,848

Strongly below

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly above
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Glenmere Road

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1 Greylands Road

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£335k

1 Avalon Drive

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£326k

1 Laneside Road

M20 5PD

3 bed
£325k

1 Bankside Road

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£325k

1 Moor Park Road

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3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Manchester district page.
Full Manchester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around M20 5QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for M20 5QR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.9dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for M20 5QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

51.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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