461a, Flat 1, Barlow Moor Road, Manchester, M21 8AU

461a is a mid-terrace house in Manchester (M21 8AU). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 53 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 34.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 29.3% above the 2005 sale price.