5 Barnhill Avenue, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9WJ

5 Barnhill Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Prestwich, Manchester, Manchester (M25 9WJ). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 238 m² it sits well below the postcode median (357 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 107.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 59.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £950,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.