8 Desford Avenue, Manchester, M21 0TG
About 8 Desford Avenue
8 Desford Avenue is a semi-detached house in Manchester (M21 0TG). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 75.3% above the 2015 sale of £227,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in January 2015.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 8 Desford Avenue.
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a part single part two storey rear extension to provide additional living accommodation.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 122220/FH/2018
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Desford Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 19 years.
£227,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2015Most recent
£227,000
+22.0%over 8 years30 November 2006
£186,000
+304.3%over 10 years22 March 1996
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M21 0TG: £306,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in M21 0TG
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Desford Avenue homes
8 Desford Avenue outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,987
Street avg £3,132
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Morville Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Margaret's CofE Primary School. 48 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB