422b, Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M21 8AD

422b is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Manchester (M21 8AD). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 106 m² this is the 13th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–108 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Held since May 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £324,000 sits 116% above the 1995 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 20.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 106 m² it's 23.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.