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18 Downham Gardens, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DA

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
Overview

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 £204,000 sits 60% 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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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.

18 Downham Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC 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
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Planning

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

18 Downham Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£204,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£127,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 December 2018Most recent

    £127,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in M25 0DA: £99,950 (2022–1999).

On the street

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)

Strongly below

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 18 Downham Gardens

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£158k

1 Beechwood Court, Prestwich

M25 0GP

2 bed
£270k

1 Hope Park Close, Prestwich

M25 0NL

£299k

1 Charlbury Avenue, Prestwich

M25 0FJ

3 bed1 bath
£308k

1 Edenfield Road, Prestwich

M25 0EE

£133k

1 Downham Gardens, Prestwich

M25 0DA

£132k

1 Beechcroft, Sedgley Park Road, Prestwich

M25 0AL

£129k

1 Downham Grove, Prestwich

M25 0GB

£333k

1 Lichfield Drive, Prestwich

M25 0HX

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.

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.

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 0DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for M25 0DA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for M25 0DA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.7dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Downham Gardens, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.