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131 Downham Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BZ

Estimated value

£256,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£195,000)+31%
  • Against M25 0BZ's recent median (£237,500)+8%

Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£256,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£195,000)+31%
  • Against M25 0BZ's recent median (£237,500)+8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 131 Downham Crescent is modelled from its 63 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in M25 0BZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    63 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2012

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in M25 0BZ

    5 sales, median £237,500 (2025–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: February 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2013.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 July 2021Most recent

    £195,000

    +116.7%over 8 years

  2. 22 February 2013

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in M25 0BZ: £237,500 (2025–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 131 Downham Crescent

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

131 Downham Crescent is a semi-detached house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 0BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 is 31.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 89.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 9 EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £195,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2022

Current Certificate
Jun 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 2 June 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 131 Downham Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

131 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.

On the street

Versus other Downham Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 131 Downham Crescent runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,095

Street avg £2,169

Strongly above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Manchester district page.
Full Manchester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink) — subway entrance.

Closest school

0.8 km

Bowker Vale Primary School. 45 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Bowker Vale Primary SchoolPrimary832m
  • St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary893m
  • Sedgley Park Community Primary SchoolPrimary976m
  • St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km

Nearest stops

  • Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)Subway entrance251m
  • Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)Tram stop328m
  • Bowker Vale Metrolink StopBus stop345m
  • Blackley New RoadBus stop364m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences5 reports63%
  • Other Theft2 reports25%
  • Vehicle Crime1 reports13%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around M25 0BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for M25 0BZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for M25 0BZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 131 Downham Crescent is modelled from its 63 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in M25 0BZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 131 Downham Crescent. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 131 Downham Crescent was lodged in June 2012 at band E and expired in June 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 131 Downham Crescent. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 5 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 45 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from M25 0BZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
131 Downham Crescent is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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