2 Lancaster Drive, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 0HZ

2 Lancaster Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 0HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 193 m² (around 2077 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 193 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £610,000 sits 183.7% above the 2003 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 29.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.