Flat 2, 49 Keppel Road, Manchester, M21 0BP

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M21 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–84 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (68 versus a worst of 57). The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 is 27.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 139.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.