21a, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9JZ

21a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 9JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 128 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (41–128 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69).

Held since November 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 sits 91.2% above the 1997 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 56.6% below the postcode norm.