18 Ash Grove, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 3DS

18 Ash Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since April 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 sits 137.2% above the 2004 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 54.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.