39a, Farmway, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1DL

39a is a semi-detached house in Middleton, Manchester, Manchester (M24 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in February 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 351.9% above the 1996 sale of £54,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 69.7% below the postcode norm.