What type of property is 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS?

74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS sell for?

74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS last sold for £87,000 in October 2025. Before that, it sold for £30,000 in February 1997, so prices have been rising over 29 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between February 1997 and October 2025, 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS rose from £30,000 to £87,000, a change of £57,000. That works out to roughly +3.8% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS?

The current EPC rating for 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in April 2025. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS?

74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (441 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 39% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in M25 0DS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS heated?

The latest EPC at 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS?

74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS located?

74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS sits in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester. It falls within the M25 postcode district.

Which schools serve 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS?

The closest primary school to 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS is Bowker Vale Primary School (532m), one of 35 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy (1.1km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS?

The closest bus stop to 74 Watkins Drive, M25 0DS is Blackley New Road, 161m away. The nearest underground option is Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink), 276m away.

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74 Watkins Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0DS

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 01

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

41 m²

441 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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 £121,000 is 39.1% above the 2025 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

DrivewayYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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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.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£121,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£87,000

Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

27 October 2025Most recent
£87,000
+190.0%over 28 years
21 February 1997
£30,000

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

Nearby sales in M25 0DS

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

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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.

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2 bed

£129k

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M25 0GB

£132k

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1 Downham Gardens, Prestwich

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£299k

1 Charlbury Avenue, Prestwich

M25 0FJ

3 bed1 bath

£335k

1 Harrogate Avenue, Prestwich

M25 0LT

3 bed

£341k

1 Edgeware Avenue, Prestwich

M25 0DW

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£349k

1 East Meade, Prestwich

M25 0JJ

3 bed1 bath

Area

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.

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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· 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

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70 dB

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