4 Droughts Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2ST
About 4 Droughts Lane
4 Droughts Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 2ST). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 388.9% above the 1999 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 62% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Droughts Lane has an approved side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 4 Droughts Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2ST
- Nov 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE
- Reference
- 03/41474
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Sales history & valuation
4 Droughts Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£45,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 November 1999Most recent
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M25 2ST: £210,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in M25 2ST
16 Droughts Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2ST
Sold Sept 2025
£200,0002a, Droughts Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2ST
Sold Sept 2024
£404,0008 Droughts Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2ST
Sold Sept 2021
£271,00030 Droughts Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2ST
Sold Mar 2020
£210,00022 Droughts Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2ST
Sold Feb 2020
£185,000
Versus other Droughts Lane homes
4 Droughts Lane is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£703
Street avg £1,873
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Farmers Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Parrenthorn High School. 29 schools nearby.
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