Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Downham Gardens, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DA
Estimated value
£203,000
- Since the 2018 sale (£127,500)+59%
- Against M25 0DA's recent median (£99,950)+103%
Newest record on this page: July 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£203,000
- Against its 2018 sale (£127,500)+59%
- Against M25 0DA's recent median (£99,950)+103%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Downham Gardens is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in M25 0DA. 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
78 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2018
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in M25 0DA
5 sales, median £99,950 (2022–1999)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Downham Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
10 December 2018Most recent
£127,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in M25 0DA: £99,950 (2022–1999).
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
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About 18 Downham Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Downham Gardens is a semi-detached house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 sits 59.2% above the 2018 sale of £127,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £127,500.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 Downham Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Jul 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 July 2028
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Downham Gardens, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18 Downham Gardens has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Downham Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 Downham Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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.
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
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy. 45 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary824m
- Sedgley Park Community Primary SchoolPrimary893m
- Bowker Vale Primary SchoolPrimary914m
- St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
Nearest stops
- Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)Subway entrance310m
- Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)Tram stop388m
- Park RoadBus stop390m
- Bowker Vale Metrolink StopBus stop396m
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around M25 0DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 18 Downham Gardens is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in M25 0DA. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 18 Downham Gardens. 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 18 Downham Gardens was lodged in July 2018 at band E and is valid until July 2028. 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 18 Downham Gardens. 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 0DA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 18 Downham Gardens is in council tax band A. 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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