33 Chequers Road, Manchester, M21 9DX

33 Chequers Road is an end-of-terrace house in Manchester (M21 9DX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–165 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (11 versus a best of 64). The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (December 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 16.6% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£660/sq ft) was about 220.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.