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4 sales on record
About 56 Watkins Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
56 Watkins Drive is a semi-detached house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 42 m² this is the 8th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–172 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 27 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced Manchester HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 39.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £89,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
56 Watkins Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2022)
£89,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 56 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS
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Detailed AI analysis
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Versus other Watkins Drive homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
56 Watkins Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,119
Street avg £1,850
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 38 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Blackley New Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bowker Vale Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around M25 0DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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