5 Groby Road, Manchester, M21 8AF
About 5 Groby Road
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Groby Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Groby Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Groby Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2009.
£876,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.5% per year over 7 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 18.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2016Most recent
£575,000
+32.2%over 4 years13 September 2012
£435,000
+155.9%over 2 years29 September 2009
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M21 8AF: £557,500 (2023–2017).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Groby Road homes
5 Groby Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,042
Street avg £3,373
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
Groby Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chorlton CofE Primary School. 40 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB