8 Saxon Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Manchester (M40 7BY). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced Manchester HPI: 0.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 125.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2024 for £210,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Saxon Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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8 Saxon Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 3 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 3 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 8 Saxon Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,181
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Saxon Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Park View Community Primary Academy. 45 schools nearby.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
30 August 2024Most recent
£210,000
+2.4%over 2 years1 February 2022
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in M40 7BY: £295,000 (2025–2020).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
M40 7BN
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB