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5 Groby Road, Manchester, M21 8AF

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
189 m²
2034 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Groby Road

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

5 Groby Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Manchester (M21 8AF). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2009–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £876,000 sits 52.3% above the 2016 sale of £575,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Groby Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2016from May 2012
EPC improved fromD57toE49
Low Energy Lighting
22%84%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Groby Road, Manchester, M21 8AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Groby Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

5 Groby Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2009.

Current estimate

£876,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.5% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£575,000

Growth on file: 18.5% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 December 2016Most recent

    £575,000

    +32.2%over 4 years
  2. 13 September 2012

    £435,000

    +155.9%over 2 years
  3. 29 September 2009

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in M21 8AF: £557,500 (2023–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Groby Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Groby Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,042

Street avg £3,373

On par

Floor Area

189 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Strongly below
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Groby Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Chorlton CofE Primary School. 40 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full 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 M21 8AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for M21 8AF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for M21 8AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Groby Road, Manchester, M21 8AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.