56 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS
About 56 Watkins Drive
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.
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. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. 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.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
56 Watkins Drive 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
56 Watkins Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 20 years.
£89,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 January 2022Most recent
£89,000
+9.9%over 11 years14 September 2010
£81,000
-3.0%over 5 years11 March 2005
£83,500
+119.7%over 2 years8 July 2002
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M25 0DS: £240,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in M25 0DS
74 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS
Sold Oct 2025
£87,00032 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS
Sold Feb 2025
£340,00064 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS
Sold Feb 2024
£87,00094 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS
Sold Dec 2023
£240,00040 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS
Sold Nov 2023
£340,000
Versus other Watkins Drive homes
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
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
Blackley New Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bowker Vale Primary School. 44 schools nearby.
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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
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB







