56 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS

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 £127,000 is 42.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.