Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
42 Prestbury Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Worsley, Manchester, Manchester (M28 3JA). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 627 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 58 m² this is the 13th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (30 versus a best of 82).
Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 28.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 26.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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42 Prestbury Court sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2021
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 April 2021
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The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 6 years.
£97,500
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 6 years.
26 September 2007Most recent
£97,500
+31.8%over 5 years12 December 2001
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M28 3JA: £130,000 (2025–2023).
28 Prestbury Court, Longley Road, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3JA
Sold Jul 2025
40 Prestbury Court, Longley Road, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3JA
Sold Jan 2025
16 Prestbury Court, Longley Road, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3JA
Sold Sept 2024
3 Longley Road, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3JA
Sold Dec 2023
Apartment 2, 17 Longley Road, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3JA
Sold Nov 2023
EPC Rating for 42 Prestbury Court lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,673
Street avg £1,710
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Longley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Paul's CofE Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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