Flat 1, 37 Delamere Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 5GL

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Urmston, Manchester, Manchester (M41 5GL). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–53 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 4 units on file.

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 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. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 19% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.