17b, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9JZ

17b is an end-of-terrace house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 9JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 10 units on file.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in June 1997. 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 £143,000 sits 276.3% above the 1997 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 58% below the postcode norm. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.