1a, Chequers Road, Manchester, M21 9DX
About 1a
1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Manchester (M21 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 111% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: a basement excavation refused in 2007. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £800,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Mar 2007BasementFullIn report
Conversion of basement to form one 2 bedroom flat, together with elevational alterations
Subdivision- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 081850/FO/2007/S1
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£819,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.4% per year over 18 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 19.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
24 September 2023Most recent
£800,000
+2185.7%over 17 years25 January 2006
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M21 9DX: £552,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in M21 9DX
Everything we know about 1a, in one report
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 Chequers Road homes
Floor Area for 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,848
Street avg £3,515
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Chorlton Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Chorlton CofE Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.8dB