5 Highfield Drive, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1DJ

5 Highfield Drive is a detached house in Middleton, Manchester, Manchester (M24 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 sits 155% above the 2003 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 45.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.