8 Ardenfield Close, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1UP

8 Ardenfield Close is a detached house in Radcliffe, Manchester, Manchester (M26 1UP). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 75.1% above the 2010 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 42.4% below the postcode norm.