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74 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS

Estimated value

£118,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£87,000)+36%
  • Against M25 0DS's recent median (£240,000)-51%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 01
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
41 m²
441 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£118,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£87,000)+36%
  • Against M25 0DS's recent median (£240,000)-51%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 74 Watkins Drive is modelled from its 41 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in M25 0DS. 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

    41 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2025

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in M25 0DS

    5 sales, median £240,000 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

74 Watkins Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 October 2025Most recent

    £87,000

    +190.0%over 28 years

  2. 21 February 1997

    £30,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in M25 0DS: £240,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

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
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 74 Watkins Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

74 Watkins Drive is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the 7th 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. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

A recent sale: £87,000 in October 2025. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (67 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 is 35.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • DrivewayYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 April 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 74 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

74 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.

On the street

Versus other Watkins Drive homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 74 Watkins Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,122

Street avg £1,849

Strongly above

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 38 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

On par
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.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Blackley New Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Bowker Vale Primary School. 44 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Bowker Vale Primary SchoolPrimary532m
  • St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary1.1km
  • Crab Lane Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
  • St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km

Nearest stops

  • Blackley New RoadBus stop161m
  • Sheepfoot LaneBus stop196m
  • Middleton RoadBus stop256m
  • Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)Subway entrance276m

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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for M25 0DS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for M25 0DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

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

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£151k

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£122k

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M25 0AL

£126k

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M25 0GB

£130k

1 Downham Gardens, Prestwich

M25 0DA

£291k

1 Charlbury Avenue, Prestwich

M25 0FJ

3 bed1 bath
£315k

1 Harrogate Avenue, Prestwich

M25 0LT

3 bed
£344k

1 Edgeware Avenue, Prestwich

M25 0DW

3 bed1 bath
£358k

1 East Meade, Prestwich

M25 0JJ

3 bed1 bath

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 74 Watkins Drive is modelled from its 41 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in M25 0DS. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 74 Watkins Drive. 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 74 Watkins Drive was lodged in April 2025 at band C and is valid until April 2035. 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 74 Watkins Drive. 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 44 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from M25 0DS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
74 Watkins Drive 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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