86 Downham Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BS
About 86 Downham Crescent
86 Downham Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 82 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 131.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £314,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
86 Downham Crescent has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 86 Downham Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 20 years.
£314,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2022Most recent
£314,000
+84.7%over 5 years23 January 2017
£170,000
+103.6%over 13 years24 March 2003
£83,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in M25 0BS: £251,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in M25 0BS
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Sold Jun 2023
£290,000124 Downham Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BS
Sold Jan 2023
£255,000150 Downham Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BS
Sold Jul 2022
£251,50098 Downham Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BS
Sold Jul 2021
£650
Versus other Downham Crescent homes
On price per m², 86 Downham Crescent stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,829
Street avg £2,039
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy. 44 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB







