Flat 1, 33 Albany Road, Manchester, M21 0BH

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M21 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 47 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–55 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 4 units on file.

It hasn't traded since May 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 sits 481.8% above the 1996 sale of £33,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 67.2% below the postcode norm. At 47 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 54 EPCs).